The Presence and Severity of Vertebral Fractures is Associated with the Presence of Esophageal Hiatal Hernia in Postmenopausal Women
β Scribed by T. Yamaguchi; T. Sugimoto; H. Yamada; M. Kanzawa; S. Yano; M. Yamauchi; K. Chihara
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 80 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0937-941X
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