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Review

Does exercise reduce the burden of fractures?

A review

Magnus Karlsson Department of Orthopedics, Malmö University Hospital, SE-205 02, Malmö, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 691-705 | Received 25 Sep 2001, Accepted 25 Apr 2002, Published online: 22 Feb 2011

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