FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW CONCERN ABOUT FALLING IN PHYSICALLY ACTIVE OLDER PEOPLE
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1806-9940,1517-8692
DOI: 10.1590/1517-869220192501189996