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Precision and accuracy of measuring changes in bone mineral density by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry: reply to Phillipov and Seaborn

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Tothill, P., Hannan, W.J. Precision and accuracy of measuring changes in bone mineral density by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry: reply to Phillipov and Seaborn. Osteoporos Int 19, 1101 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-007-0552-4

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