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Cognitive function and fall-related fractures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2018

M. Jelicic
Affiliation:
Department of Health Sciences & Northern Centre for Healthcare Research, University of Groningen, A. Deusinglann I, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
G. I. J. M. Kempen
Affiliation:
Department of Health Sciences & Northern Centre for Healthcare Research, University of Groningen, A. Deusinglann I, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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