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Reliability of the Home Falls and Accidents Screening Tool (HOME FAST) for identifying older people at increased risk of falls

L. Mackenzie Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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J. Byles Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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N. Higginbotham Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
Pages 266-274 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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