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Both falling and bone fragility should be targeted to prevent hip fracture in older adults

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama, Saitama, 350-0495, Japan

    T. Sugiyama, Y. T. Kim & H. Oda

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Sugiyama, T., Kim, Y.T. & Oda, H. Both falling and bone fragility should be targeted to prevent hip fracture in older adults. Osteoporos Int 27, 1277–1278 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-015-3373-x

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