Atraumatic femoral neck fracture secondary to prolonged lactation induced osteomalacia
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0975-2870
DOI: 10.4103/0975-2870.114670