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Osteoporosis Australia.
National Prescribing Service.
National Prescribing Service – Medicine Update.
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
Australasian Menopause Society.
Support groups
Arthritis Victoria inc. Osteoporosis Victoria.
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