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Editorial
. 2020 Jan 24;117(4):51-52.
doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0051.

Hip Fracture in the Elderly: Time to Act

Karsten Dreinhöfer  1
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Editorial

Hip Fracture in the Elderly: Time to Act

Karsten Dreinhöfer. Dtsch Arztebl Int. .
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