Postpartum Spinal Osteoporosis: An Unusual Cause of Low Back Pain
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Journal of Rheumatology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1309-0291,1309-0283
DOI: 10.5152/akd.2010.10