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Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica Volume 75, 2004 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Pressure ulcer risk in hip fracture patients

Ronald Houwing Department of Dermatology, Deventer Ziekenhuis, P.O. Box 7005, 6700 CA Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Marja Rozendaal Numico Research, Department of Clinical Nutrion and Diets, P.O. Box 7005, 6700 CA Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Wendeline Wouters-Wesseling Numico Research, Department of Clinical Nutrion and Diets, P.O. Box 7005, 6700 CA Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Erik Buskens Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Paul Keller Department of Surgery, St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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Jeen Haalboom Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Pages 390-393 | Published online: 20 Jul 2009

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