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Review
. 2007 Jun;17(6):843-8.

[Epidemiology of idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head in Japan]

[Article in Japanese]
Wakaba Fukushima  1 , Satoko Ohfuji, Yoshio Hirota
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  • PMID: 17548922
Review

[Epidemiology of idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head in Japan]

[Article in Japanese]
Wakaba Fukushima et al. Clin Calcium. 2007 Jun.

Abstract

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) designates idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ION) as so-called "intractable diseases" and has been promoting research. To summarize descriptive or analytic epidemiology of the ION in Japan, we present findings obtained through nationwide studies with the support of MHLW.

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