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Low intervertebral disc height in postmenopausal women with osteoporotic vertebral fractures compared to hormone-treated and untreated postmenopausal women and premenopausal women without fractures

Dr Y. Muscat Baron Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
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M. P. Brincat Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
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R. Galea Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
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N. Calleja Department of Health Information and Statistics, St. Luke's Hospital Medical School, Malta
Pages 314-319 | Received 29 Dec 2006, Accepted 28 Mar 2007, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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