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MENTAL BARRIERS TO REDUCE VULNERABILITY TO INJURY DURING A FALL: AN ELEMENTARY ISSUE OF PERSONAL SAFETY IN A GLOBAL CIVILIZATION

Bartłomiej Gąsienica-Walczak
1
,
Artur Kalina
2
,
Artur Litwiniuk
3
,
Joanna Baj-Korpak
4

  1. Health Institute, University of Applied Sciences in Nowy Targ, Poland
  2. Plus-Rehabilitation Services Ltd., Cristal Lake, United States
  3. Faculty of Physical Education and Health in Biała Podlaska, Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland
  4. Faculty o Health Sciences, John Paul II University in Biała Podlaska, Poland
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Online publish date: 2024/10/18
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