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Factors associated with falls in Japanese polio survivors

Daisuke ImotoDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; ;Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Aichi, Japan;
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Koshiro SawadaDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan;
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Motoyuki HoriiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan;
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Kazuya HayashiDepartment of Rehabilitation, Fujita Health University Hospital, Aichi, Japan;
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Motomi YokotaFaculty of Rehabilitation School of Health Science, Fujita Health University, Aichi, Japan
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Fumi TodaDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Aichi, Japan;
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Eiichi SaitohDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Aichi, Japan;
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Yasuo MikamiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Toshikazu KuboDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan;
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Pages 1814-1818 | Received 31 May 2018, Accepted 15 Oct 2018, Published online: 07 Jan 2019

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