Clinimetric properties of the Tinetti Mobility Test, Four Square Step Test, Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale, and spatiotemporal gait measures in individuals with Huntington's disease
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persian translation and test-retest reliability of the activities-specific balance confidence scale in iranian chronic stroke
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عنوان ژورنال: Gait & Posture
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0966-6362
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.07.018