Fall incidence and associated risk factors among people with a lower limb amputation during various stages of recovery – a systematic review

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• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  Disability and Rehabilitation

• Publication date

  2019-07-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1080/09638288.2018.1449258PMID 29540083
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