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Repeatability of standardized tests of functional impairment and well-being in older people in a rehabilitation setting

I. Philp Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing, Community Sciences Centre, University of Sheffield, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, S5 7AU, UK
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R.V. Lowles Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing, Community Sciences Centre, University of Sheffield, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, S5 7AU, UK
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G.K. Armstrong Institute of General Practice and Primary Care, Community Sciences Centre, University of Sheffield, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, S5 7AU, UK
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C. Whitehead Brearley Wing, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, S5 7AU, UK
Pages 243-249 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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