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Zhou, Z., Fan, S. Letter to the Editor: New Equations for Predicting Postoperative Risk in Patients with Hip Fracture. Clin Orthop Relat Res 468, 1181–1182 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-010-1248-1
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