A controlled clinical trial on the effects of motor intervention on balance and cognition in institutionalized elderly patients with dementia.

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Published in Clin Rehabil on July 01, 2008

Authors

Gustavo Christofoletti1, Merlyn Mércia Oliani, Sebastião Gobbi, Florindo Stella, Lilian Teresa Bucken Gobbi, Paulo Renato Canineu

Author Affiliations

1: State University of Goiás, Department of Physical Therapy, Brasil. gustavo_physio@yahoo.com.br

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