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Currey, J.D. (1999). Why aren’t Skeletal Tissues Perfect?. In: Pedersen, P., Bendsøe, M.P. (eds) IUTAM Symposium on Synthesis in Bio Solid Mechanics. Solid Mechanics and its Applications, vol 69. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46939-1_9
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