Use of a Short Version of the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale in Multiple Sclerosis
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validity and reliability of persian version of activities-specific balance confidence scale in patients with multiple sclerosis
background and aim: multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of demyelinating lesions in the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve. one of the most debilitating symptoms of multiple sclerosis (ms) patients is impaired balance. thus in people with ms, collecting information about the impact of impaired balance on life style and the disability which is being perceived by the patient is e...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of MS Care
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1537-2073
DOI: 10.7224/1537-2073.2017-047