Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 398-400 , March 2009

Will My Patient Fall?

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doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.04.020

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 398-400 , March 2009

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