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Determinants of Bone Loss from the Femoral Neck in Women of Different Ages

✍ Scribed by L. Joseph Melton III; Elizabeth J. Atkinson; Michael K. O'Connor; W. Michael O'Fallon; B. Lawrence Riggs


Book ID
111486632
Publisher
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
Year
2000
Tongue
English
Weight
137 KB
Volume
15
Category
Article
ISSN
0884-0431

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