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Fracture

Patient-related risk factors for fracture-healing complications in the United Kingdom General Practice Research Database

Rohini K HernandezAmgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA
,
Thy P DoAmgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA
,
Cathy W CritchlowAmgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA
,
Ricardo E DentAmgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA
&
Susan S JickBoston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program, Boston University School of Medicine, Lexington, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 653-660 | Received 17 May 2012, Accepted 15 Sep 2012, Published online: 09 Nov 2012

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