Development of the "10-second Open-Close Stepping Test" (OCS-10) and fundamental study of its measurement values through a comparison of healthy young people and community-dwelling elderly

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 747-749

  Kobayashi, Kaoru ^a   Hiiragi, Yukinobu ^a   Maruyama, Hitoshi ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

Author keywords

10 second open close stepping test (OCS 10); Measurement value; Reliability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869210985     PISSN: 09155287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.24.747     Document Type: Article

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