Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 34-42 , January 2009

Prevention of Slip-Related Backward Balance Loss: The Effect of Session Intensity and Frequency on Long-Term Retention

  • Tanvi Bhatt, PT, PhD
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  • Yi-Chung Pai, PT, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to (Clive) Yi-Chung Pai, PT, PhD, Dept of Physical Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1919 West Taylor St, Room 426 (M/C 898), Chicago, IL 60612

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 Supported by the National Institutes of Health (grant no. 2R01 AG16727).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)01496-2

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.06.021

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 34-42 , January 2009

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