The Effectiveness of Fall Prevention Programs: A Review-1. Fall Prevention in the Narrow Sense-
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Do hospital fall prevention programs work? A systematic review.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Japanese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1880-778X,0034-351X
DOI: 10.2490/jjrm1963.40.374