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Editorial
. 2009 Aug 20;361(8):818-20.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMe0905480. Epub 2009 Aug 11.

Increasing options for the treatment of osteoporosis

Editorial

Increasing options for the treatment of osteoporosis

Sundeep Khosla. N Engl J Med. .
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