Quality indicators for the management and prevention of falls and mobility problems in vulnerable elders

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Rubenstein, LZ
Powers, CM
MacLean, CH
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[1] Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Ctr Geriatr Res Educ & Clin, Greater Los Angeles Healthcare Syst, Sepulveda, CA 91343 USA
[2] Univ So Calif, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
[3] RAND Corp, RAND Hlth, Santa Monica, CA 90406 USA
[4] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA
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10.7326/0003-4819-135-8_Part_2-200110161-00007
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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