Cross-cultural adaptation and evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Falls Efficacy Scale - International Among Elderly Brazilians (FES-I-BRAZIL);Adaptação transcultural e avaliação das propriedades psicométricas da Falls Efficacy Scale - International em idosos brasileiros (FES-I-BRASIL)

Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 237-243

  Camargos, Flávia F O ^a   Dias, Rosângela C ^a   Dias, João M D ^a   Freire, Maria T F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Elderly people; Falls; Fear; FES I Brazil; Psychometry; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957109676     PISSN: 14133555     EISSN: 18099246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-35552010000300010     Document Type: Article

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