Long-Term Factors Associated With Falls and Fractures Poststroke
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1 Ageing Clinical and Experimental Research (ACER) Team, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 2 Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom, 3 Norwich Cardiovascular Research Group, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
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