Association of postural sway with disability status and cerebellar dysfunction in people with multiple sclerosis: A preliminary study

International Journal of MS Care

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 146-151

  McLoughlin, James ^a,c   Barr, Christopher ^a   Crotty, Maria ^a   Lord, Stephen R ^b,c   Sturnieks, Daina L ^b,c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 84930842225     PISSN: 15372073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7224/1537-2073.2014-003     Document Type: Article

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