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Analysis of kyphosis, vertebral fracture and bone mineral density measurement in women living in nursing homes

Ayla C. Turk, Fusun Sahın, Ferıt K. Kucukler and Hulya Devecı
Saudi Medical Journal July 2018, 39 (7) 711-718; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.7.22580
Ayla C. Turk
From the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Turk), Faculty of Medicine, from the Department of Endocrinology (Kucukler), Hitit University, Corum; from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Sahin), Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli; from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Deveci), Faculty of Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey
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Fusun Sahın
From the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Turk), Faculty of Medicine, from the Department of Endocrinology (Kucukler), Hitit University, Corum; from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Sahin), Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli; from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Deveci), Faculty of Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey
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Ferıt K. Kucukler
From the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Turk), Faculty of Medicine, from the Department of Endocrinology (Kucukler), Hitit University, Corum; from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Sahin), Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli; from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Deveci), Faculty of Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey
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Hulya Devecı
From the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Turk), Faculty of Medicine, from the Department of Endocrinology (Kucukler), Hitit University, Corum; from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Sahin), Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli; from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Deveci), Faculty of Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey
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