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Measurement of bone mineral content (BMC) of the lumbar spine, I. Theory and application of a new two-dimensional dual-photon attenuation method

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Pages 653-663 | Received 30 Jan 1979, Accepted 20 Oct 1979, Published online: 14 Feb 2011

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