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Dual-photon and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for the measurement of total-body bone mineral and soft tissue composition

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Fischer, M. Dual-photon and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for the measurement of total-body bone mineral and soft tissue composition. Eur J Nucl Med 20, 281–282 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00169801

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