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Comment on Tothill and Hannan: precision and accuracy of measuring changes in bone mineral density by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

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Phillipov, G., Seaborn, C.J. Comment on Tothill and Hannan: precision and accuracy of measuring changes in bone mineral density by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Osteoporos Int 19, 1099–1100 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-007-0551-5

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