Analysis of the effectiveness of Morse fall scale and Berg balance scale applied in the fall risk prediction for senile patients

Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 130-133

  Zhou, Jungui ^a   Fan, Jianzhong ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fall risk prediction tool; Prediction effectiveness; Senile patient

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860129869     PISSN: 10011242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-1242.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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