Assessed and perceived physical function in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI)
✍ Scribed by V. Balkefors; Y. Pernow; E. Mattsson; M. Sääf
- Book ID
- 116321821
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 52 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8756-3282
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