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Genetic factors and susceptibility to falls in older women.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - 1 Apr 2006

Pajala Satu, Era Pertti, Koskenvuo Markku, Kaprio Jaakko, Viljanen Anne, Rantanen Taina

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OBJECTIVES: To determine whether genetic influences account for individual differences in susceptibility to falls in older women. DESIGN: Prospective twin cohort study. SETTING: Research laboratory and residential environment. PARTICIPANTS: Ninety-nine monozygotic (MZ) and 114 dizygotic (DZ) fema...

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PMID: 16686871
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00678.x

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