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Original Article

Changes in bone mineral content of the axial skeleton in relation to aging and the menopause

Results from a longitudinal population study of women in Gothenburg, Sweden

O. Lindquist Department of Medicine II, Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Orthopedics I, Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Radiophysics, Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
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C. Bengtsson Department of Medicine II, Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Orthopedics I, Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Radiophysics, Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
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T. Hansson Department of Medicine II, Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Orthopedics I, Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Radiophysics, Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
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R. Jonsson Department of Medicine II, Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Orthopedics I, Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Radiophysics, Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
Pages 333-338 | Received 18 Oct 1982, Accepted 23 Feb 1983, Published online: 17 Mar 2010

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