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Comment
. 2011 Feb 8;183(2):171-2.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.101778. Epub 2010 Dec 20.

Fracture-risk calculators: Has their time come?

Mark J Bolland  1
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Fracture-risk calculators: Has their time come?

Mark J Bolland. CMAJ. .
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