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Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation Volume 40, 1980 - Issue 7
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Measurement of bone mineral content (BMC) of the lumbar spine, II. Correlation between forearm BMC and lumbar spine BMC

B. Krølner Frederiksberg Hospital, Department of Clinical Physiology and Department of Medicine E, Copenhagen; Department of Medicine, Roskilde County Hospital, Roskilde; Herlev Hospital, Department of Medicine F,; Frederiksborg County Hospital, Hillerød, Department of Clinical Physiology and Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen, Department of Clinical Physiology,
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S. Pors Nielsen Frederiksberg Hospital, Department of Clinical Physiology and Department of Medicine E, Copenhagen; Department of Medicine, Roskilde County Hospital, Roskilde; Herlev Hospital, Department of Medicine F,; Frederiksborg County Hospital, Hillerød, Department of Clinical Physiology and Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen, Department of Clinical Physiology,
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B. Lund Frederiksberg Hospital, Department of Clinical Physiology and Department of Medicine E, Copenhagen; Department of Medicine, Roskilde County Hospital, Roskilde; Herlev Hospital, Department of Medicine F,; Frederiksborg County Hospital, Hillerød, Department of Clinical Physiology and Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen, Department of Clinical Physiology,
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BJ. Lund Frederiksberg Hospital, Department of Clinical Physiology and Department of Medicine E, Copenhagen; Department of Medicine, Roskilde County Hospital, Roskilde; Herlev Hospital, Department of Medicine F,; Frederiksborg County Hospital, Hillerød, Department of Clinical Physiology and Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen, Department of Clinical Physiology,
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O. H. Sørensen Frederiksberg Hospital, Department of Clinical Physiology and Department of Medicine E, Copenhagen; Department of Medicine, Roskilde County Hospital, Roskilde; Herlev Hospital, Department of Medicine F,; Frederiksborg County Hospital, Hillerød, Department of Clinical Physiology and Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen, Department of Clinical Physiology,
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A. Uhrenholdt Frederiksberg Hospital, Department of Clinical Physiology and Department of Medicine E, Copenhagen; Department of Medicine, Roskilde County Hospital, Roskilde; Herlev Hospital, Department of Medicine F,; Frederiksborg County Hospital, Hillerød, Department of Clinical Physiology and Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen, Department of Clinical Physiology,
Pages 665-670 | Received 30 Jan 1979, Accepted 20 Oct 1979, Published online: 14 Feb 2011

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