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Randell R, McVey L, Wright J, et al. Practices of falls risk assessment and prevention in acute hospital settings: a realist investigation. Southampton (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Research; 2024 Mar. (Health and Social Care Delivery Research, No. 12.05.)

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