The effects of ageing and changes in mineral content in degrading the toughness of human femora
- 1 February 1996
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Biomechanics
- Vol. 29 (2) , 257-260
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9290(95)00048-8
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