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After stroke: The Cinderella of falls prevention research
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Got It, Hide this- Website: Evidently Cochrane
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Vitamin D appears to help reduce falls after stroke, as does the medicine alendronate. More research is needed about falls prevention approaches for people who have had a stroke, especially for people in the weeks following a stroke.
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post-stroke, recovery, falls prevention, fall prevention, slip, rehabilitation, vitamin D, multifocal lens, acute stage, subacute stage, chronic stage
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Rated on: 4/20/2015 11:53:44 AM
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