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01-11-2011 | Letter

Maternal and paternal relationships with offspring bone mass: response to Harvey et al.

Authors: C. Macdonald-Wallis, J. H. Tobias, G. Davey Smith, D. A. Lawlor

Published in: Osteoporosis International | Issue 11/2011

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Dear Editor, …

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Title: Maternal and paternal relationships with offspring bone mass: response to Harvey et al.
Authors: C. Macdonald-Wallis
J. H. Tobias
G. Davey Smith
D. A. Lawlor
Publication date: 01-11-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Osteoporosis International / Issue 11/2011
Print ISSN: 0937-941X
Electronic ISSN: 1433-2965
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-011-1687-x

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