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Similar maternal and paternal relationships with offspring bone mass do not exclude an intrauterine mechanism: evidence from Southampton Women’s Survey

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  1. MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK

    N. C. Harvey, H. M. Inskip, K. M. Godfrey & C. Cooper

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Harvey, N.C., Inskip, H.M., Godfrey, K.M. et al. Similar maternal and paternal relationships with offspring bone mass do not exclude an intrauterine mechanism: evidence from Southampton Women’s Survey. Osteoporos Int 22, 2899–2900 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-011-1686-y

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