Perception of health and balance has direct impact on walking activity, new study says
Friday, December 19, 2008 - 17:07
in Health & Medicine
New research out of the University of Pittsburgh indicates that patients' perceptions of their own health and balance have an impact on how much they walk. The study was originally published in Physical Therapy (December 2008), the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
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