Calcitonin for osteoporosis

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Author:	Douglas Dana Robin Parks, MS	Last Updated: February 21, 2007
Medical Review:	Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine Carla J. Herman, MD, MPH - Internal Medicine Andrew Swan, MD, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine
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