Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 1 , Pages 94-98 , January 2007

Assessments of Interrater Reliability and Internal Consistency of the Norwegian Version of the Berg Balance Scale

  • Karin E. Halsaa, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatric Medicine, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Karin E. Halsaa, PT, Dept of Geriatric Medicine, Ullevaal University Hospital, N-0407 Oslo, Norway
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  • Therese Brovold, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatric Medicine, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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  • Vibeke Graver, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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  • Leiv Sandvik, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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  • Astrid Bergland, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo University College, Oslo, Norway.

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 Supported by the Norwegian Fund for Postgraduate Training in Physiotherapy.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)01424-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.10.016

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 1 , Pages 94-98 , January 2007

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