Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 266-275 , July 2007

Normal Reference for Bone Density in Healthy Chinese Children

Received 12 March 2007 ,Revised 6 May 2007 ,Accepted 22 May 2007.

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PII: S1094-6950(07)00176-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2007.05.005

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 266-275 , July 2007

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