The Timed Up-&-Go Test: Preliminary Age- and Sex-related Reference Values for Older Filipino Adults
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‘Timed Up and Go’ test: Age, gender and cognitive impairment stratified normative values of older adults
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Medica Philippina
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2094-9278,0001-6071
DOI: 10.47895/amp.v54i5.2224