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Original Article

Influence of age, sex, fracture type and pre-fracture living on rehabilitation pattern after hip fracture in the elderly

K.-G. Thorngren Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital, Lund, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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P.-O. Norrman Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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A. Hommel Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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M. Cedervall Department of Information Technology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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J. Thorngren Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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H. Wingstrand Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
Pages 1091-1097 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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