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Bone ultrastructure: evolution during osteoporosis and aging

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Laurent Benhamou, C. Bone ultrastructure: evolution during osteoporosis and aging. Osteoporos Int 20, 1085–1087 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-009-0867-4

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