Reliability of the Dynamic Gait Index (Finnish version) in individuals with neurological disorders

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 1657-1664

  Tuomela, Jenni ^a   Paltamaa, Jaana ^b,c,d   Häkkinen, Arja ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Central Finland Health Care District   (Finland)

^c JAMK UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^d Peurunka Medical Rehabilitation Ctr   (Finland)

Author keywords

Balance; Dynamic Gait Index; Gait; Neurological disorders; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DISABILITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84864190675     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2012.660602     Document Type: Article

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