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Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis: Guidelines for the Utilization of Bone Densitometry

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    D. T. Baran

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  3. Departments of Radiology and Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

    H. K. Genant

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  5. Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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Baran, D.T., Faulkner, K.G., Genant, H.K. et al. Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis: Guidelines for the Utilization of Bone Densitometry. Calcif Tissue Int 61, 433–440 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002239900362

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