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Part II - Strategies for Prevention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 November 2021

Stephen R. Lord
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Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney
Catherine Sherrington
Affiliation:
Sydney Medical School
Vasi Naganathan
Affiliation:
Concord Hospital
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Falls in Older People
Risk Factors, Strategies for Prevention and Implications for Practice
, pp. 249 - 424
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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