Amputation and ambulation in diabetic patients: Function is the goal
โ Scribed by Christopher E. Attinger; Benjamin J. Brown
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 65 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1520-7552
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