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Treatment induced changes of bone density and relative risk of vertebral fracture

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Adami, S., Viapiana, O. & Corallo, F. Treatment induced changes of bone density and relative risk of vertebral fracture. J Endocrinol Invest 22, 609–615 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03343618

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