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Editorial
. 2020 Nov;31(11):2069-2071.
doi: 10.1007/s00198-020-05655-y. Epub 2020 Sep 26.

Racial disparities, FRAX, and the care of patients with osteoporosis

E M Lewiecki  1 , N C Wright  2 , A J Singer  3
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Racial disparities, FRAX, and the care of patients with osteoporosis

E M Lewiecki et al. Osteoporos Int. 2020 Nov.
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