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Bone strength and ultrastructure

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  1. Division of Bone Diseases [WHO Collaborating Center for Osteoporosis Prevention], Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland

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Ammann, P. Bone strength and ultrastructure. Osteoporos Int 20, 1081–1083 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-009-0866-5

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