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Table of Content - Volume 21 Issue 2 - February 2022


 

Prevalence of osteoporosis in spinal cord injury

 

A Rajakumar1, P Udhayasingh2*

 

1Department of PMR, Madras Medical College, Chennai, INDIA.

1Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital, Tirunelveli, INDIA.

Email: drrajakumar1965@gmail.com, udhayasingh@gmail.com

 

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