TREATMENT OF OSTEOPOROTIC VERTEBRAL FRACTURES
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Hirurgiâ pozvonočnika
سال: 2006
ISSN: 2313-1497,1810-8997
DOI: 10.14531/ss2006.2.43-47