Guidelines for the Prevention of Falls in People over 65. The Guidelines' Development Group

Overview

Journal BMJ

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2000 Oct 20

PMID 11039974

Citations 51

Authors

G Feder

C Cryer

S DONOVAN

Y Carter

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