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

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Lopez Gavilanez, E. Trends in hip fracture incidence in Latin America: a tale of two countries. Arch Osteoporos 17, 117 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-022-01116-7

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