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. 1997 Oct;51(5):576–577. doi: 10.1136/jech.51.5.576

Estimating the incidence of hip fractures in East Germany from hospital discharge statistics.

M Wildner 1, W Casper 1, K E Bergmann 1
PMCID: PMC1060546  PMID: 9425470

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