Falls and the falls efficacy scale in Parkinson's disease

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 257, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1124-1128

  Thomas, Alissa A ^a   Rogers, Jennifer M ^b   Amick, Melissa M ^c   Friedman, Joseph H ^a,d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d NeuroHealth   (United States)

Author keywords

Falls; Gait disorder; Parkinson's disease; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FALLS EFFICACY SCALE; FEAR; FEMALE; FREEZING; GAIT; HOEHN YAHR STAGING SYSTEM; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PARKINSON DISEASE; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARKINSON DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77954387453     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-010-5475-x     Document Type: Article

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