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Understanding hip fracture outcomes: the complexity of gender differences, fracture patterns, survival bias, and competing risks

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    Sanne Göbbels, Noor Pijls & Bart Spaetgens

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Göbbels, S., Pijls, N. & Spaetgens, B. Understanding hip fracture outcomes: the complexity of gender differences, fracture patterns, survival bias, and competing risks. Aging Clin Exp Res 35, 1973–1974 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-023-02484-x

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