Muscle Weakness and Falls in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

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• Publication year

  2004

• Venue

  Journal of The American Geriatrics Society

• Publication date

  2004-07-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52310.xPMID 15209650
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