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Water Bath and Contact Methods in Ultrasonic Evaluation of Bone

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  1. Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Plenty Rd., Bundoora Melbourne, Australia 3083, Australia

    K. D. Haüsler & P. A. Rich

  2. Department of Human Movement Science, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, Australia

    E. B. Barry

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Haüsler, K., Rich, P. & Barry, E. Water Bath and Contact Methods in Ultrasonic Evaluation of Bone. Calcif Tissue Int 61, 26–29 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002239900287

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