Determinants of prevalent vertebral fractures and progressive bone loss in long-term hemodialysis patients
β Scribed by Jan Mares; Kristina Ohlidalova; Sylvie Opatrna; Jiri Ferda
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 172 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0914-8779
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