Retest reliability of balance and mobility measurements in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1152-1159

  Suttanon, Plaiwan ^a,b   Hill, Keith D ^a,b,c   Dodd, Karen J ^a   Said, Catherine M ^d,e  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NORTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^d THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; assessment; mobility; Postural control; reliability

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTURAL BALANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84855163216     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610211000639     Document Type: Article

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