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A Meta-Analysis of Bone Mineral Density in Collegiate Female Athletes

Armin Arasheben, Kathleen A. Barzee and Christopher P. Morley
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2011, 24 (6) 728-734; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100289
Armin Arasheben
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Kathleen A. Barzee
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