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The clinical role of BUA for the assessment of osteoporosis: A new hypothesis

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The clinical role of BUA for the assessment of osteoporosis: A new hypothesis. Clin Rheumatol 15, 414–415 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02230369

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