Preventing falls in elderly people living in hospitals and care homes
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Preventing falls and injuries in care homes.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39084.388553.80