Psychometric performance of a generic walking scale (Walk-12G) in multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.

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Published in J Neurol on September 29, 2011

Authors

Stina Bladh1, Maria H Nilsson, Gun-Marie Hariz, Albert Westergren, Jeremy Hobart, Peter Hagell

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

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