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. 1966 Mar 12;1(5488):642-644, 644-2-646. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5488.642

Osteoporosis, Scurvy, and Siderosis in Johannesburg Bantu*

H C Seftel, C Malkin, A Schmaman, C Abrahams, S R Lynch, R W Charlton, T H Bothwell
PMCID: PMC1843929  PMID: 5908710

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