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The correlation between fear of falling and upper extremity muscle strength
OBJECTIVES: To determine the relationship between fear of falling (FOF) and upper extremity muscle strength. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 112 hospitalized, mobile patients. Forty-seven (42%) were males and 65 (58%) were females, and the mean age was 72.3. The study was carried out be...
Autores principales: | Yardimci, Bulent, Akdeniz, Melahat, Demir, Tarik |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Saudi Medical Journal
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8128645/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33795497 http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.4.20200674 |
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