Falls Among Community-Dwelling Elderly in Japan
โ Scribed by Kiyoshi Aoyagi; Philip D. Ross; James W. Davis; Richard D. Wasnich; Takuo Hayashi; Tai-Ichiro Takemoto
- Book ID
- 111486402
- Publisher
- American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 61 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0884-0431
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