Four Square Step Test Performance in People With Parkinson Disease
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Four square step test performance in people with Parkinson disease.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1557-0576
DOI: 10.1097/npt.0b013e31827f0d7a