Quantitative ultrasound of bone in institutionalized elderly women: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study
✍ Scribed by M. A. Krieg; D. Thiébaud; P. Burckhardt
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 802 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0937-941X
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