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01-12-2022 | Letter to the Editor

Trends in hip fracture incidence in Latin America: a tale of two countries

Author: Enrique Lopez Gavilanez

Published in: Archives of Osteoporosis | Issue 1/2022

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Title: Trends in hip fracture incidence in Latin America: a tale of two countries
Author: Enrique Lopez Gavilanez
Publication date: 01-12-2022
Publisher: Springer London
Published in: Archives of Osteoporosis / Issue 1/2022
Print ISSN: 1862-3522
Electronic ISSN: 1862-3514
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-022-01116-7

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