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Bone mineral content of British and rural Gambian women aged 18–80+ years

✍ Scribed by Prentice, Ann; Shaw, Jacquie; Laskey, M. Ann; Cole, Tim J.; Fraser, David R.


Book ID
122677572
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1991
Tongue
English
Weight
1006 KB
Volume
12
Category
Article
ISSN
0169-6009

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