Osteoporotic bone loss in two prehistoric Indian populations
โ Scribed by Anthony J. Perzigian
- Book ID
- 102702970
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1973
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 706 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9483
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