Bone strength:​ what are we trying to measure?

Currey, J. D.<sup>1</sup>

Affiliations

¹Department of Biology, University of York, PO Box 373, York YO10 5YW, UK, UK

Links

DOI: 10.1007/s002230020040

PubMed: 11353945

WoS: 000168712900001

History

Received: 2000-11-20

Accepted: 2001-01-08

Online: 2001-04-01

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