Osteoporosis Care Gap: An Opportunity for Primary Health Care Practitioners
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1715-1635,1913-701X
DOI: 10.3821/1913-701x-144.suppl1.s4