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Calcium metabolism and osteoporosis in China, Japan, and Pacific Rim communities

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Avioli, L.V. Calcium metabolism and osteoporosis in China, Japan, and Pacific Rim communities. Calcif Tissue Int 48, 149–150 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02570546

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