Osteoporosis International

, Volume 14, Issue 10, pp 868–869 | Cite as

Regarding the systematic review of hip protectors undertaken by Waldegger et al.

  • Yvonne Birks
  • Jill Porthouse
  • David J Torgerson
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Keywords

Systematic Review Cost Effectiveness Analysis Cochrane Review Fall Risk Forearm Fracture 
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Copyright information

© International Osteoporosis Foundation and National Osteoporosis Foundation 2003

Authors and Affiliations

  • Yvonne Birks
    • 1
  • Jill Porthouse
    • 1
  • David J Torgerson
    • 1
  1. 1.York Trials Unit, Department of Health SciencesYork UniversityYorkUK

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