Accidental falls in the elderly and their relation with functional capacity.

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Published in Rev Lat Am Enfermagem on November 23, 2012

Authors

Jack Roberto Silva Fhon1, Suzele Cristina Coelho Fabrício-Wehbe, Thais Ramos Pereira Vendruscolo, Renata Stackfleth, Sueli Marques, Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues

Author Affiliations

1: Escuela Académico Profesional de Enfermería, Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, Lima, Peru. beto_fhon@hotmail.com

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