Barefooted vs with footwear: functional mobility assessment on community dwelling elders
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2394-6040,2394-6032
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20191810