Locomotive Syndrome: Definition and Management
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Locomotive Syndrome: Definition and Management
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1534-8644,1559-0119
DOI: 10.1007/s12018-016-9208-2