AB0889 SARCOPENIA AND HIP FRACTURE IN GERIATRIC POPULATION
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0003-4967,1468-2060
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.5440