Comparison of real-life accidental falls in older people with experimental falls in middle-aged test subjects
- 31 March 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Gait & Posture
- Vol. 35 (3), 500-505
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.11.016
Abstract
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Funding Information
- European Union
- Regional Council of Lapland
- County Administrative Board of Norrbotten
- Norrbotten County Council
- Norrbottens Forskningsråd
- Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovations
- Academy of Finland
- National Semiconductor Finland
- CareTech AB
- Kalix Electropolis AB
- Tönning Foundation
- International Graduate School in Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics
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