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Osteoporosis occurring in two patients receiving LHRH analogs for carcinoma of the prostate

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    M. P. Collinson, C. J. Tyrrell & C. Hutton

  2. Department of Rheumatology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, England

    M. P. Collinson, C. J. Tyrrell & C. Hutton

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Collinson, M.P., Tyrrell, C.J. & Hutton, C. Osteoporosis occurring in two patients receiving LHRH analogs for carcinoma of the prostate. Calcif Tissue Int 54, 327–328 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00295959

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