Comparison of the Berg Balance and Fullerton Advanced Balance Scale for Predicting Falls in Patients With Chronic Stroke
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Kim, In-seop
(Dept. of Physical Therapy, Daejeon Health Institute of Technology)
Nam, Taek-gil (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Daejeon Health Institute of Technology) Kim, Gyoung-mo (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Daejeon Health Institute of Technology) Kim, Jun-seop (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Daejeon Health Institute of Technology) Kim, So-jeong (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Daejeon Health Institute of Technology) Kang, Jeong-ha (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Daejeon Health Institute of Technology) |
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