Measuring Slowness in Old Age: Times to Perform Moberg Picking-Up and Walking Speed Tests
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Speed and intelligence in old age.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1525-8610
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.03.020