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Mobility is one of the essential requirements of modern life, and falls and immobility are probably the most common reasons for medical intervention in the elderly.
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Kataria, M.S. (1985). The Human Walk and Fall. In: Kataria, M.S. (eds) Fits, Faints and Falls in Old age. Modern Geriatrics Series, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4892-1_1
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