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Discrepancies between hip BMD and fracture rate in Turkey: a familiar problem

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    Ş. Tüzün

  2. SSK Vakıf Gureba Hastanesi, Istanbul, Turkey

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Tüzün, Ş., Karacan, İ. Discrepancies between hip BMD and fracture rate in Turkey: a familiar problem. Osteoporos Int 14, 271 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-003-1392-5

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