Fracture risk and antiresorptive medication use in older women in the USA
β Scribed by S. H. Gehlbach; J. S. Avrunin; E. Puleo; R. Spaeth
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 112 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0937-941X
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