A Model of BMD Changes After Alendronate Discontinuation to Guide Postalendronate BMD Monitoring
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0021-972X,1945-7197
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2014-1193