A Model for Bone Strength and Osteoporotic Fractures
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Gemunu H. Gunaratne, Chamith S. Rajapaksa, Kevin E. Bassler, Kishore K. Mohanty, and Sunil J. Wimalawansa 1 Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204 2 The Institute of Fundamental Studies, Kandy 20000, Sri Lanka 3 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204 4 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555
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