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Treatment with alendronate plus calcium, alendronate alone, or calcium alone for postmenopausal low bone mineral density

Sydney Bonnick Clinical Research Center of North Texas, Denton, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
,
Susan Broy Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, Morton Grove, IL, USA
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Fran Kaiser Merck and Co., Inc., West Point, PA, USA
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Carol Teutsch Merck and Co., Inc., West Point, PA, USA
,
Elizabeth Rosenberg Merck and Co., Inc., West Point, PA, USA
,
Paul DeLucca Merck and Co., Inc., West Point, PA, USA
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Mary Melton Merck and Co., Inc., West Point, PA, USA
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Pages 1341-1349 | Accepted 21 Mar 2007, Published online: 02 May 2007

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