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Methodological considerations in measurement of bone mineral content

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Acknowledgements

The authors express their gratitude to Arthur Santora and John Yates (Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ) for their constant support. The collaboration of Paul Lips (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Susan Ott (Seattle, WA), Kristine Harper (Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN), Isabelle Tupinon-Mathieu (Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier, Courbevoie, France) is acknowledged. The expert technical assistance of Delphine Farlay, Catherine Simi, and Annie Buffet (INSERM Unité 403, Faculté de Médecine R. Laennec, Lyon, France) is also gratefully acknowledged.

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Boivin, G., Meunier, P.J. Methodological considerations in measurement of bone mineral content. Osteoporos Int 14 (Suppl 5), 22–28 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-003-1469-1

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