From brittle bones to standard deviations: The historical development of osteoporosis in the late twentieth century

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 497-521

  Santora, Lidia ^a   Skolbekken, John Arne ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

diagnosis; medical history; osteoporosis; statistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958233931     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: 15528251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0162243910366152     Document Type: Article

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