Comparative Utility of the BESTest, Mini-BESTest, and Brief-BESTest for Predicting Falls in Individuals With Parkinson Disease: A Cohort Study

Ryan P. Duncan; Abigail L. Leddy; James T. Cavanaugh; Leland E. Dibble; Terry D. Ellis; Matthew P. Ford; K. Bo Foreman; Gammon M. Earhart

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Comparative Utility of the BESTest, Mini-BESTest, and Brief-BESTest for Predicting Falls in Individuals With Parkinson Disease: A Cohort Study

Ryan P. Duncan, Abigail L. Leddy, James T. Cavanaugh, Leland E. Dibble, Terry D. Ellis, Matthew P. Ford, K. Bo Foreman and Gammon M. Earhart

Demo Journal of Physical Therapy April 2013, 93 (4) 542-550; DOI: https://doi.org/10.demo/ptj.20120302

Ryan P. Duncan

R.P. Duncan, PT, DPT, Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.

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Abigail L. Leddy

A.L. Leddy, PT, DPT, MSCI, Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

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James T. Cavanaugh

J.T. Cavanaugh, PT, PhD, Department of Physical Therapy, University of New England, Portland, Maine.

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Leland E. Dibble

L.E. Dibble, PT, PhD, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Terry D. Ellis

T.D. Ellis, PT, PhD, Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Matthew P. Ford

M.P. Ford, PT, PhD, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Health Professions, Birmingham, Alabama.

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K. Bo Foreman

K.B. Foreman, PT, PhD, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Utah.

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Gammon M. Earhart

G.M. Earhart, PT, PhD, Program in Physical Therapy, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, and Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8502, 4444 Forest Park Blvd, St Louis, MO 63108 (USA).

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Comparative Utility of the BESTest, Mini-BESTest, and Brief-BESTest for Predicting Falls in Individuals With Parkinson Disease: A Cohort Study

Ryan P. Duncan, Abigail L. Leddy, James T. Cavanaugh, Leland E. Dibble, Terry D. Ellis, Matthew P. Ford, K. Bo Foreman, Gammon M. Earhart

Demo Journal of Physical Therapy Apr 2013, 93 (4) 542-550; DOI: 10.demo/ptj.20120302

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Comparative Utility of the BESTest, Mini-BESTest, and Brief-BESTest for Predicting Falls in Individuals With Parkinson Disease: A Cohort Study

Ryan P. Duncan, Abigail L. Leddy, James T. Cavanaugh, Leland E. Dibble, Terry D. Ellis, Matthew P. Ford, K. Bo Foreman, Gammon M. Earhart

Demo Journal of Physical Therapy Apr 2013, 93 (4) 542-550; DOI: 10.demo/ptj.20120302

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