Is QUS or DXA Better for Predicting the 10-Year Absolute Risk of Fracture?
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0884-0431,0884-0431
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.090212