An exercise intervention to prevent falls in people with Parkinson's disease: A pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1232-1238

  Goodwin, Victoria A ^a   Richards, Suzanne H ^a   Henley, William ^a   Ewings, Paul ^b   Taylor, Adrian H ^a   Campbell, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEVODOPA; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053654913     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2011-300919     Document Type: Article

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