Need to Examine Postural Impairments in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Letter to Editor

Authors
Snehil Dixit 1
Khalid Alahmari 2
Vasudev Gudattu 3
Mohammad Haddadzadeh 4
1 Department of Medical Rehabilitat on Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Allied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
3 Department of Statistics, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
4 Department of Physical Therapy, Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
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Advanced Biomedical Research
Volume 2017, May
May 2017
Pages 1-2