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Published: Oct 01, 2025
Vol/Issue: 57
Pages: 101427
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Authors

Nuffield Department of Population Health; University of Oxford; Oxford UK

University Hospital of Wales and School of Medicine; Cardiff University; Cardiff UK

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Raphael Goldacre

Funding

NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre

Health Data Research UK

NIHR Barts Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London

Cite This Article

James Webster, Emre Oguzman, Eva J.A. Morris, et al. (2025). Trends and variation in the incidence of hip fracture in England before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic (2014–2024): a population-based observational study. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 57, 101427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101427

Trends and variation in the incidence of hip fracture in England before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic (2014–2024): a population-based observational study

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