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Vertebral fracture assessment by dual X-ray absorptiometry

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Fechtenbaum, J., Kolta, S., Briot, K. et al. Vertebral fracture assessment by dual X-ray absorptiometry. Osteoporos Int 28, 1153–1154 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-016-3854-6

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