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A New Quantitative Ataxia Test Battery: APPENDIX A. Postural Equilibrium Tests and Clinical-Type Ataxia Tests: Apparatus, Administration, and Scoring Procedures

Ashton Graybiel U.S. Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, Pensacola; U.S. Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, Pensacola, Fla, USA
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Alfred R. Fregly U.S. Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, Pensacola; U.S. Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, Pensacola, Fla, USA
Pages 292-312 | Received 01 Jul 1965, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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