Quantifying physical functional performance in older adults
โ Scribed by M. Elaine Cress
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 645 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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