Osteoporosis practice patterns in 2006 among primary care physicians participating in the NORA study.

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Published in Osteoporos Int on June 19, 2007

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T W Weiss1, E S Siris, E Barrett-Connor, P D Miller, C A McHorney

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1: US Outcomes Research, Merck & Co. Inc., PO Box 4 (WP39-166), West Point, PA 19486, USA. thomas_weiss@merck.com

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