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Diagnosis of osteoporosis and assessment of bone mass by radiography: The most convenient procedure to reduce the risk of fracture

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Hayashi, Y. Diagnosis of osteoporosis and assessment of bone mass by radiography: The most convenient procedure to reduce the risk of fracture. Osteoporosis Int 3 (Suppl 1), 78–80 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01621872

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