Bone mineral density and bone histomorphometry in children on long-term dialysis
✍ Scribed by Maria Cristina Andrade; João Tomás Carvalhaes; Aluizio Barbosa Carvalho; Marise Lazarretti-Castro; Cynthia Brandão
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 135 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0931-041X
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