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An infrared and x-ray diffraction study of osteoporotic and normal, archaeological Eskimo bones. Osteoporotic bone apatite is greater in crystal size and/or perfection and lower in CO3 than normal bone apatite.
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Thompson, D.D., Posner, A.S., Laughlin, W.S. et al. Comparison of bone apatite in osteoporotic and normal Eskimos. Calcif Tissue Int 35, 392–393 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02405064
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