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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Falls risk among a very old home-dwelling population

Sari Iinattiniemi Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland Unit of General Practice, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jari Jokelainen Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland Unit of General Practice, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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Heikki Luukinen Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland Unit of General Practice, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
Pages 25-30 | Received 09 May 2008, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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