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The aging of the population: a growing concern for spine care in the twenty-first century

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  1. Dept. of Orthopaedics, HIS/C.H. Molière Longchamp, Brussels, Belgium

    Marek Szpalski

  2. Dept. of Orthopaedics, Euwfeestkliniek, Antwerp, Belgium

    Robert Gunzburg

  3. Intensive Care Unit, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

    Christian Mélot

  4. Maurice E. Müller Institute for Evaluative Research and Documentation in Orthopaedic Surgery, Murtenstr. 35, 3008, Bern, Switzerland

    Max Aebi

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Szpalski, M., Gunzburg, R., Mélot, C. et al. The aging of the population: a growing concern for spine care in the twenty-first century. Eur Spine J 12 (Suppl 2), S81–S83 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-003-0592-1

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