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Prolonged hospital stay before hip fracture surgery in the elderly: a single parameter but multiple roles

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    Paolo Mazzola

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Mazzola, P. Prolonged hospital stay before hip fracture surgery in the elderly: a single parameter but multiple roles. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 42, 447–448 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-017-3689-6

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