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Relationships between Estimation Errors and Falls in Healthy Aged Dwellers

Akira Fujimoto, Hideaki Hori, Taro Tamura, Takayoshi Hirai, Tomohiro Umemura, Fumio Iguchi, Satomi Sawa, Kouhei Ogawa, Kazuhiro Sato, Yukinori Kusaka

Gerontology · 2014 · 21 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

We suggest that EE of MSL is a potent predictor for falls among healthy elderly adults.

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