Prevalence of vertebral fractures in 85-year-olds: Radiographic examination of 462 subjects
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0001-6470
DOI: 10.3109/17453679308994521