Fracture risk of elderly population: Likelihood of osteoporotic fracture risk in elderly population and indoor air pollution
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2214-031X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jot.2014.07.072