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Psychological Correlates of Fear of Falling in the Elderly

Oscar Ribeiro ESSUA, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; ISSSP and UNIFAI/ICBAS-UP, Porto, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ângela R. Santos SACS, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Pages 69-78 | Published online: 22 Jul 2014

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