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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 1989; 02(04): 137-139
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633212
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633212
Scientific Letter to the Editor
A Fast, Low-Dose Estimate of Bone Minerals in Vivo by Gamma-Ray Backscatter
A Preliminary ReportAuthors
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Publication Date:
09 February 2018 (online)
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