HOME ENVIRONMENT AND FALL AT HOME AMONG THE ELDERLY IN MASJID TANAH PROVINCE
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Health and Translational Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 2289-392X
DOI: 10.22452/jummec.vol11no2.6