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Original Article

Elderly men with a history of distal radius fracture have significantly lower calcaneal bone density and free androgen index than age-matched controls

Olof RistoDivision of Orthopedics, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ewa HammarDivision of Obstetrics and Gynecology, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden
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Karl HammarDivision of Obstetrics and Gynecology, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden
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Mats FredriksonDivision of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden
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Mats HammarDivision of Obstetrics and Gynecology, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden
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Ola WahlströmDivision of Orthopedics, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden
Pages 59-62 | Received 11 Feb 2011, Accepted 12 May 2011, Published online: 04 Feb 2012

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