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Maternity and bone mineral density 

Authors: Magnus K. Karlsson ^a;  Henrik G. Ahlborg ^a; Caroline Karlsson ^a

Affiliation:

a Department of Orthopedics, Lund University, Malm, Sweden

DOI: 10.1080/00016470510030274

Publication Frequency: 6 issues per year

Published in: Acta Orthopaedica, Volume 76, Issue 1 February 2005 , pages 2 - 13

Subject: Orthopedics;

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