Bone Loss in Long-Term Survivors after Transplantation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells: A Prospective Study
β Scribed by C. Schulte; D. W. Beelen; U. W. Schaefer; K. Mann
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 261 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0937-941X
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