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Gamma-glutamyl-transferase and hip fracture

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  1. Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, and School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

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  2. Department of Family Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, No 2, Yu-De Road, 404, Taichung, Taiwan

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Lai, SW. Gamma-glutamyl-transferase and hip fracture. Osteoporos Int 33, 1825–1826 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-022-06452-5

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