Activities of daily living independence in Iranian blind war survivors: A cross sectional study, 2008
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عنوان ژورنال: Geriatrics & Gerontology International
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1444-1586
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2012.00954.x