Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12 , Pages 1601-1605 , December 2007

Clinical Analysis of Risk Factors for Falls in Home-Living Stroke Patients Using Functional Evaluation Tools

  • Naoki Wada, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gunma University Hospital, Gunma, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Naoki Wada, MD, Div of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gunma University Hospital, 3-39-15 Showa, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
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  • Makoto Sohmiya, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gunma University Hospital, Gunma, Japan
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  • Toru Shimizu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gunma University Hospital, Gunma, Japan
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  • Koichi Okamoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan.
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  • Kenji Shirakura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gunma University Hospital, Gunma, Japan

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.09.005

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12 , Pages 1601-1605 , December 2007

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