Validation of Frenchay Activity Index Among Older Veterans with Gait and Balance Deficits
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0003-9993
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.08.103