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Comments on “Relatively low and moderate pre-fracture serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels associated with the highest survival in elderly hip fracture patients in Finland: a minimum 3-year follow-up”

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The study was supported by Clinical Medical Science and Technology Development Fund of Jiangsu University (CN) (JLY2021048) and Suzhou Key Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Technology Project (CN) (LCZX202024).

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Li, C., Lu, K. Comments on “Relatively low and moderate pre-fracture serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels associated with the highest survival in elderly hip fracture patients in Finland: a minimum 3-year follow-up”. Osteoporos Int 34, 413–414 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-022-06417-8

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