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First meeting on bone quality, Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay, France, 15–16 June 2006: Bone architecture

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First meeting on bone quality, Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay, France, 15–16 June 2006: Bone architecture. Osteoporos Int 18, 837–889 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-007-0366-4

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