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Assessment Procedure

Evaluation of the clinical utility of the Home Falls and Accidents Screening Tool (HOME FAST)

Pages 1489-1501 | Received 13 Jan 2016, Accepted 16 Jun 2016, Published online: 06 Jul 2016

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