Geriatric Patients With Fractures Below the Hip are Medically Similar to Geriatric Patients With Hip Fracture
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عنوان ژورنال: Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2151-4593,2151-4593
DOI: 10.1177/2151458514565662