Preventing fractures by preventing falls in older women

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1005-1006

  Campbell, A John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BONE FRAGILITY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NOTE; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0036979739     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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