A systematic review of factors associated with accidental falls in people with multiple sclerosis: A meta-analytic approach

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 704-716

  Giannì, Costanza ^a   Prosperini, Luca ^a   Jonsdottir, Johanna ^b   Cattaneo, Davide ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS Don Gnocchi Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; disability; imbalance; meta analysis; multiple sclerosis; systematic review

Indexed keywords

BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPLICATION; FALLING; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84902346988     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215513517575     Document Type: Article

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