Falls in People with Multiple Sclerosis Compared with Falls in Healthy Controls
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Falls in People with Multiple Sclerosis Compared with Falls in Healthy Controls
OBJECTIVE To compare the risk, circumstances, consequences and causes of prospectively recorded falls between people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) and healthy controls of similar age and gender. METHODS 58 PwMS and 58 healthy controls, who are community-dwelling, were recruited in this 6-month prospective cohort study. 90% of PwMS and 84% of healthy controls completed the study. Participants...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107620