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Osteomalacia in Turkish Immigrants

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Generalized Bone Diseases

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The number of Turkish immigrants among the patients in Berlin is very high. These patients often complain about indefinite pains of the postural and locomotor system, which are difficult to locate. This “whole-body-syndrome” is often interpreted as belonging to the sphere of psychosomatic troubles.

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  1. J. Semler
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  2. G. Delling
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  1. Abt. Klinische Osteologie, Universität Hamburg, Martinistraße 52, 2000, Hamburg 20, Germany

    Friedrich Kuhlencordt (ehem. Direktor der Abteilung) (ehem. Direktor der Abteilung)

  2. Institut für Molekularbiologie und Biochemie, Freien Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 1000, Berlin 33, Germany

    Peter Dietsch

  3. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik C, Universität Düsseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 4000, Düsseldorf 1, Germany

    Elmar Keck

  4. Abt. Klinische Osteologie, Universität Hamburg, Martinistrße 52, 2000, Hamburg 20, Germany

    Hans-Peter Kruse

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Semler, J., Delling, G. (1987). Osteomalacia in Turkish Immigrants. In: Kuhlencordt, F., Dietsch, P., Keck, E., Kruse, HP. (eds) Generalized Bone Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73346-8_15

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