P2.098 Depression and falls among community dwelling elderly people
โ Scribed by L. Aharony; P. Sela-Katz; A. Iavzuri-Erel; I. Carmon; I. Shugaiev
- Book ID
- 117752570
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 72 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1353-8020
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