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(RC) Practice of Medicine

Frequency of low bone mass in elderly males attending an academic geriatric clinic: a pilot study

F. Ojo The Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, USA
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B. J. Edwards The Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, USA
Pages 145-150 | Published online: 28 Aug 2009

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