Treadmill training for individuals with Parkinson disease

Physical Therapy

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 893-897

  Earhart, Gammon M ^a   Williams, April J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; WALKING;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE THERAPY; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; WALKING;

EID: 84863430710     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20110471     Document Type: Article

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