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Bone status in healthy: Estonian women assessed with quantitative ultrasonometry

Katre Maasalu Clinic of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Tartu University Clinics, Puusepa 8, EE-Tartu 51014, Estonia. [email protected]
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Kaur Kirjanen Clinic of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Tartu University Clinics, Puusepa 8, EE-Tartu 51014, Estonia. [email protected]
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Tiit Haviko Clinic of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Tartu University Clinics, Puusepa 8, EE-Tartu 51014, Estonia. [email protected]
Pages 558-561 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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