Patient reported outcomes in ALS: characteristics of the self-entry ALS Functional Rating Scale-revised and the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale
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Reliability of Pesian versions of activities-specific balance confidence scale and fall efficacy scale-international questionnaires in elderly with stroke
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عنوان ژورنال: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2167-8421,2167-9223
DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2021.1900259