Translation and validation of the Swedish version of the mini-BESTest in subjects with Parkinson's disease or stroke: A pilot study

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 509-514

  Bergström, Malin ^a   Lenholm, Emma ^a   Franzén, Erika ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPREHENSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWEDEN; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPREHENSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; SWEDEN; TRANSLATING;

EID: 84865796067     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09593985.2011.653707     Document Type: Article

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