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Disease of the elderly

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Disease of the elderly

Date9/4/1985

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Beaty, Keith (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Disease of the elderly: Osteoporosis, in which the bones become brittle and fracture easily, has attacked an estimated 25 million people in the United States alone, says Amy barr, contrasting a model showing the airy pores of the disease, left, with a healthy spinal cord.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

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