JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 9 , Pages 593-594 , November 2009

Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Risk of Falls in Nursing Home Residents

  • Steven M. Albert, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Steven M. Albert, PhD, Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Crabtree A211, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.

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PII: S1525-8610(09)00249-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.07.002

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 9 , Pages 593-594 , November 2009

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