Balance and gait problems in the elderly

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 103, Issue , 2012, Pages 623-634

  Viswanathan, Anand ^a   Sudarsky, Lewis ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 79961135206     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-51892-7.00045-0     Document Type: Chapter

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