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. 1990 Jan;47(1):69–70. doi: 10.1136/oem.47.1.69

Sedentary work in middle life and fracture of the proximal femur.

C Cooper 1, C Wickham 1, D Coggon 1
PMCID: PMC1035100  PMID: 2310712

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