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Langton, C.M., Ballard, P., Bennett, D. et al. A comparison of the sensitivity and specificity of calcaneal ultrasound measurements with clinical criteria for bone densitometry (DEXA) referral. Clin Rheumatol 16, 117–118 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02238781
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