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Frailty Scoring for Predicting Hip Fracture Outcomes

Sandra Ritchie, MD
Jeehyun Helen Bae, MD
Jon O. Neher, MD

American Family Physician. 2025;112(6):679-680.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

This clinical content conforms to AAFP criteria for CME.

SANDRA RITCHIE, MD; JEEHYUN HELEN BAE, MD; and JON O. NEHER, MD, Valley Family Medicine, Renton, Washington

Address correspondence to Jon O. Neher, MD, at jon_neher@valleymed.org.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

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