Comparison of retrospective interviews and prospective diaries to facilitate fall reports among people with stroke.

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  • Dorit Kunkel
  • Ruth M Pickering
  • Ann M Ashburn
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Age and ageing

دوره 40 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011