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01-10-2016 | Letter

Soccer and bone development

Author: C. A. Mautalen

Published in: Osteoporosis International | Issue 10/2016

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Title: Soccer and bone development
Author: C. A. Mautalen
Publication date: 01-10-2016
Publisher: Springer London
Published in: Osteoporosis International / Issue 10/2016
Print ISSN: 0937-941X
Electronic ISSN: 1433-2965
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-016-3599-2

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