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Activities, Adaptation & Aging
Dignified and Purposeful Living for Older Adults
Volume 27, 2003 - Issue 2
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A Home-Based Intervention to Improve Balance, Gait and Self-Confidence in Older Adults

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Pages 1-16 | Received 01 Jun 2002, Accepted 01 Oct 2002, Published online: 12 Aug 2009

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