Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 12 , Pages 1583-1589 , December 2006

Balance Score and a History of Falls in Hospital Predict Recurrent Falls in the 6 Months Following Stroke Rehabilitation

  • Shylie F. Mackintosh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
    • School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Shylie F. Mackintosh, PhD, School of Health Sciences, City East Campus, University of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000.
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  • Keith D. Hill, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Aging Research Institute, Victoria, Australia
    • Melbourne Extended Care and Rehabilitation Service, Victoria, Australia
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  • Karen J. Dodd, PhD

      Affiliations

    • La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
    • School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    • National Aging Research Institute, Victoria, Australia
    • Melbourne Extended Care and Rehabilitation Service, Victoria, Australia
    • Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
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  • Patricia A. Goldie, PhD

      Affiliations

    • La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
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  • Elsie G. Culham, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada.

 Supported by La Trobe University (faculty research grant).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(06)01336-0

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.09.004

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 12 , Pages 1583-1589 , December 2006