## Abstract We assessed the clinometric characteristics of rating scales used for the evaluation of motor impairment and disability of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), conducting a systematic review of PD rating scales published from 1960 to the present. Thirty studies describing clinometric
Gait quantitation in Parkinson's disease — locomotor disability and correlation to clinical rating scales
✍ Scribed by P. Vieregge; H. Stolze; C. Klein; I. Heberlein
- Book ID
- 105141298
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 915 KB
- Volume
- 104
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-1463
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