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Cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties of the Arabic version of the Fall Efficacy Scale International

Ahmad H. Alghadir, Murad Al-Momani, Gregory F. Marchetti and Susan L. Whitney
Neurosciences Journal July 2015, 20 (3) 230-235; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2015.3.20140728
Ahmad H. Alghadir
From the Rehabilitation Research Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (Alghadir, Whitney), College of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat (Al-Momani), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Physical Therapy (Marchetti), University of Duquesne, and the Department of Physical Therapy and Otolaryngology (Whitney), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Murad Al-Momani
From the Rehabilitation Research Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (Alghadir, Whitney), College of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat (Al-Momani), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Physical Therapy (Marchetti), University of Duquesne, and the Department of Physical Therapy and Otolaryngology (Whitney), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Gregory F. Marchetti
From the Rehabilitation Research Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (Alghadir, Whitney), College of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat (Al-Momani), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Physical Therapy (Marchetti), University of Duquesne, and the Department of Physical Therapy and Otolaryngology (Whitney), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Susan L. Whitney
From the Rehabilitation Research Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (Alghadir, Whitney), College of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat (Al-Momani), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Physical Therapy (Marchetti), University of Duquesne, and the Department of Physical Therapy and Otolaryngology (Whitney), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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