Bone density in post-pubertal adolescent survivors of childhood brain tumors
β Scribed by Laurie E. Cohen; Joshua H. Gordon; Erica Y. Popovsky; Nina N. Sainath; Henry A. Feldman; Mark W. Kieran; Catherine M. Gordon
- Book ID
- 112167925
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 112 KB
- Volume
- 58
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1545-5009
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