JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 9 , Pages 630-633 , November 2009

Falls Reduction in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Preliminary Report of a New Internet-Based Behavioral Technique

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 Conflict of interest statement: The corresponding author (I.J.M.) serves as a consultant to MB Management Services, Inc., which holds the copyright for the Internet-based program described in the article.

PII: S1525-8610(09)00243-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.06.005

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 9 , Pages 630-633 , November 2009

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