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Characteristics of Falls Among Institutionalized Elderly People
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF RURAL MEDICINE
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0468-2513,1349-7421
DOI: 10.2185/jjrm.61.726