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The shifting trajectory of growth in femur length during gestation

  1. Åshild Bjørnerem1,2,*,
  2. Synnøve L Johnsen3,
  3. Tuan V Nguyen4,
  4. Torvid Kiserud3,5,
  5. Ego Seeman2

Article first published online: 14 DEC 2009

DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.091107

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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volume 25, Issue 5, pages 1029–1033, May 2010

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Bjørnerem, Å., Johnsen, S. L., Nguyen, T. V., Kiserud, T. and Seeman, E. (2010), The shifting trajectory of growth in femur length during gestation. J Bone Miner Res, 25: 1029–1033. doi: 10.1359/jbmr.091107

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  1. 1

    Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway

  2. 2

    Department of Medicine and Endocrinology, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

  3. 3

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

  4. 4

    Osteoporosis and Bone Biology Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia

  5. 5

    Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

*Endocrine Centre, Austin Health, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, 300 Waterdale Road, Victoria 3081, Australia.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 30 APR 2010
  2. Article first published online: 14 DEC 2009
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 27 JAN 2010 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 20 NOV 2009
  5. Manuscript Revised: 21 SEP 2009
  6. Manuscript Received: 16 JUL 2009

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