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Prospective assessment of thoracic kyphosis in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

  1. Christian Roux1,*,
  2. Jacques Fechtenbaum1,
  3. Sami Kolta1,
  4. Roula Said-Nahal1,
  5. Karine Briot1,
  6. Claude-Laurent Benhamou2

Article first published online: 14 DEC 2009

DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.090727

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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volume 25, Issue 2, pages 362–368, February 2010

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Roux, C., Fechtenbaum, J., Kolta, S., Said-Nahal, R., Briot, K. and Benhamou, C.-L. (2010), Prospective assessment of thoracic kyphosis in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 25: 362–368. doi: 10.1359/jbmr.090727

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  1. 1

    Paris-Descartes University, Cochin Hospital, Rheumatology Department, Paris, France

  2. 2

    INSERM U 658, Orleans, France

*Cochin Hospital, 27, rue du Faubourg St, Jacques, Paris 75014, France.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 19 FEB 2010
  2. Article first published online: 14 DEC 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 8 JUL 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 24 NOV 2008
  5. Manuscript Received: 24 SEP 2008

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