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. 1996 Dec;5(4):243–249. doi: 10.1136/qshc.5.4.243

Preventing falls and subsequent injury in older people.

A Oakley 1, M F Dawson 1, J Holland 1, S Arnold 1, C Cryer 1, Y Doyle 1, J Rice 1, C R Hodgson 1, A Sowden 1, T Sheldon 1, D Fullerton 1, A M Glenny 1, A Eastwood 1
PMCID: PMC1055423  PMID: 10164150

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