Practice guideline for the ED management of falls in community-dwelling elderly persons. Kaiser Permanente Medical Group.

Abstract [Baraff LJ, Della Penna R, Williams N, Sanders A: Practice guideline for the ED management of falls in community-dwelling elderly persons. Ann Emerg Med October 1997;30:480-489.]

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