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Practice Guideline
. 2015 Oct 20;187(15):1135-1144.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.141331. Epub 2015 Sep 14.

Recommendations for preventing fracture in long-term care

[Article in English, French]
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Recommendations for preventing fracture in long-term care

[Article in English, French]
Alexandra Papaioannou et al. CMAJ. .
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Fracture prevention for residents of long-term care facilities. CrCl = creatinine clearance, IU = international units, IV = intravenous.

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