Multifactorial day hospital intervention to reduce falls in high risk older people in primary care: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN46584556]

Masud, Tahir; Coupland, Carol; Drummond, Avril E.R.; Gladman, John R.F.; Kendrick, Denise; Sach, Tracey; Harwood, Rowan H.; Kumar, Pradeep; Morris, Rob; Taylor, Rachael; Youde, Jane; Conroy, Simon

doi:10.1186/1745-6215-7-5

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