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. 2012 May 31;366(22):2051-3.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1202623. Epub 2012 May 9.

Continuing bisphosphonate treatment for osteoporosis--for whom and for how long?

Dennis M Black  1 , Douglas C Bauer, Ann V Schwartz, Steven R Cummings, Clifford J Rosen
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Continuing bisphosphonate treatment for osteoporosis--for whom and for how long?

Dennis M Black et al. N Engl J Med. .
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