PTH
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(2001 May 1, Updated). What Does The Parathyroid Do? [6 paragraphs]. Jewish Hospital HealthCare Services [On-line information]. Available online
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(2001). Parathyroid Hormone Decreases the Risk of Fractures in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis [6 paragraphs]. John Hopkins arthritis, archived news, 2001 archives [On-line news release]. Available FTP: http://www.hopkins-arthritis.som.jhmi.edu/news-archive/2001/pth.html
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