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Falls prevention and balance rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis: a bi-centre randomised controlled trial

Davide CattaneoLaRiCE Lab: Gait and Balance Disorders Laboratory, Don Gnocchi Foundation I.R.C.C.S, Milan, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Kamila RasovaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Elisa GervasoniLaRiCE Lab: Gait and Balance Disorders Laboratory, Don Gnocchi Foundation I.R.C.C.S, Milan, Italy; View further author information
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Gabriela DobrovodskáDepartment of Rehabilitation, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Angelo MontesanoLaRiCE Lab: Gait and Balance Disorders Laboratory, Don Gnocchi Foundation I.R.C.C.S, Milan, Italy; View further author information
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Johanna JonsdottirLaRiCE Lab: Gait and Balance Disorders Laboratory, Don Gnocchi Foundation I.R.C.C.S, Milan, Italy; View further author information
Pages 522-526 | Received 02 Mar 2016, Accepted 03 Nov 2016, Published online: 07 Dec 2016

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