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On the classification of a geriatric subject as a faller or nonfaller

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  1. West Park Research, University of Toronto, 82 Buttonwood Avenue, M6M 2J5, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    S. A. Bartlett, B. E. Maki, G. R. Fernie & P. J. Holliday

  2. Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, Ontario

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Bartlett, S.A., Maki, B.E., Fernie, G.R. et al. On the classification of a geriatric subject as a faller or nonfaller. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 24, 219–222 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02443942

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