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The occurrence of a fall involving an elderly person commonly confronts the physician with a diagnostic problem of considerable difficulty. It is, moreover, in practice a not infrequent challenge, as previous sections of this book discuss in detail (pp. 15–26).
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Farquharson, A.J.D. (1985). Falls in Old Age: Clinical Aspects. 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_4
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