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  1. Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, 5000, SA, Australia

    B. E. Christopher Nordin

  2. Department of Medicine, Hanson Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5000, SA, Australia

    B. E. Christopher Nordin

  3. Clinical Biochemistry, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Frome Road, Adelaide, 5000, SA, Australia

    B. E. Christopher Nordin

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Nordin, B.E.C. Redefining Osteoporosis. Calcif Tissue Int 83, 365–367 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-008-9186-6

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