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    Sandra Petty & John Wark

  2. Bone and Mineral Service, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

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Petty, S., Wark, J. (2010). Epilepsy and Bone Health. In: Panayiotopoulos, C.P. (eds) Atlas of Epilepsies. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-128-6_229

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