Assessments and Risk Factors for Falls in Persons with Acute Stroke
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Background: Early identification of risk factors is crucial for reducing the high fall associated with stroke, and sex differences in relation to falls need be further investigated. There i ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Linköping University medical dissertations
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0345-0082']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/diss.diva-173531