106. High prevalence of low bone mineral density in children with hurler syndrome after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
β Scribed by Lynda Polgreen; Anna Petryk
- Book ID
- 116988540
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 40 KB
- Volume
- 96
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1096-7192
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