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Practicability and Sensitivity to Change of the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale and 12-Item Walking Scale for Stroke

Ylva Elisabet NilsagårdÖrebro County Council, Centre for Health Care Sciences, Örebro, Sweden;School of Health and Medical Sciences Örebro University, Sweden
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Anette ForsbergFamily Medicine Research Centre, Örebro County Council, Örebro, Sweden
Pages 13-22 | Published online: 05 Jan 2015

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