Walking ability is a major contributor to fear of falling in people with Parkinson's disease: implications for rehabilitation.

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Published in Parkinsons Dis on September 19, 2011

Authors

Maria H Nilsson1, Gun-Marie Hariz, Susanne Iwarsson, Peter Hagell

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Box 157, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden.

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