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An unusual case of osteomalacia as the presenting feature of coeliac disease

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  1. El Ayachi Hospital, Rabat-Salé University Medical School, Salé, Morocco

    Taoufik Harzy, Karima Benbouazza, Bouchra Amine, Rachid Rahmouni & Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni

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Harzy, T., Benbouazza, K., Amine, B. et al. An unusual case of osteomalacia as the presenting feature of coeliac disease. Rheumatol Int 26, 90–91 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-005-0601-2

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