Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages e103-e105 , May 2011

Pain, physical performance and balance in the elderly at hospital

Received 9 January 2009 ,Revised 29 July 2010 ,Accepted 2 August 2010.

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Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages e103-e105 , May 2011

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