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Reversal in the secular trend of hip fracture incidences in Austria

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  1. Division of Endocrinology and Nuclear Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Hans P. Dimai

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Dimai, H., Svedbom, A., Fahrleitner-Pammer, A. et al. Reversal in the secular trend of hip fracture incidences in Austria. Wien Klin Wochenschr 122, 380–381 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-010-1387-0

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