Falls among older persons: a public health perspective.

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Published in Annu Rev Public Health on January 01, 1992

Authors

R W Sattin1

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Injury Control, Public Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA 30333.

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