Increased serum osteopontin is a risk factor for osteoporosis in menopausal women
โ Scribed by I.-C. Chang; T.-I. Chiang; K.-T. Yeh; H. Lee; Y.-W. Cheng
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 522 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0937-941X
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