The role of instrumental assessment of balance in clinical decision making

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 221-237

  Nardone, A ^a,b   Schieppati, M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decision making; Postural balance; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DECISION MAKING; FALLING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSATION DISORDERS;

EID: 77956379273     PISSN: 19739087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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