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Comment
. 2002 Jun;50(6):898; author reply 898-9.
doi: 10.1136/gut.50.6.898.

Osteoporosis is not a specific complication of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC)

A Floreani
Comment

Osteoporosis is not a specific complication of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC)

A Floreani. Gut. 2002 Jun.
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