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Pathological fractures in a patient with severe osteomalacia and hyperparathyroidism: a multidisciplinary challenge

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    Erwin A. Gorter, Anthony J. C. G. D. Kluck, Pieta Krijnen & Inger B. Schipper

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Gorter, E.A., Kluck, A.J.C.G.D., Krijnen, P. et al. Pathological fractures in a patient with severe osteomalacia and hyperparathyroidism: a multidisciplinary challenge. Arch Osteoporos 12, 74 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-017-0367-7

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