Prevalence of vertebral fractures on chest radiographs of elderly African American and Caucasian women
β Scribed by D. Lansdown; B. Bennet; S. Thiel; O. Ahmed; L. Dixon; T. J. Vokes
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 176 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0937-941X
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