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Better skeletal microstructure confers greater mechanical advantages in Chinese-American women versus white women
Article first published online: 20 JUL 2011
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.378
Copyright © 2011 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
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Liu, X. S., Walker, M. D., McMahon, D. J., Udesky, J., Liu, G., Bilezikian, J. P. and Guo, X. E. (2011), Better skeletal microstructure confers greater mechanical advantages in Chinese-American women versus white women. J Bone Miner Res, 26: 1783–1792. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.378
Publication History
- Issue published online: 20 JUL 2011
- Article first published online: 20 JUL 2011
- Accepted manuscript online: 23 FEB 2011 11:38AM EST
- Manuscript Accepted: 9 FEB 2011
- Manuscript Revised: 20 JAN 2011
- Manuscript Received: 26 AUG 2010
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