Gait & Posture
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 229-233 , February 2010

Can people with Parkinson's disease improve dual tasking when walking?

  • Sandra G. Brauer

      Affiliations

    • Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Building 84A, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 7 3365 2317; fax: +61 7 3365 1622.
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  • Meg E. Morris

      Affiliations

    • School of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia

Received 17 December 2008 ,Revised 20 October 2009 ,Accepted 25 October 2009.

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PII: S0966-6362(09)00646-8

doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.10.011

Gait & Posture
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 229-233 , February 2010

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