Brazilian-Portuguese translation and cross cultural adaptation of the activities-specific balance confidence (ABC) scale

Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 170-177

  Marques, Amelia Pasqual ^a   Mendes, Yuri C ^a   Taddei, Ulisses ^a   Pereira, Carlos A B ^a   Assumpção, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Balance; Elderly; Fear; Physical therapy; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 84878453477     PISSN: 14133555     EISSN: 18099246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-35552012005000072     Document Type: Article

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