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Osteoporotic pelvic fractures in elderly women

✍ Scribed by Pekka Kannus; Mika Palvanen; Jari Parkkari; Seppo Niemi; Markku Järvinen

Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
2005
Tongue
English
Weight
133 KB
Volume
16
Category
Article
ISSN
0937-941X

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