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Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +15

The effect of porosity and mineral content on the Young's modulus of elasticity of compact bone

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Medicine, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +14

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Natural Sciences, Materials Science, Bone Metabolism +16