Disparities in total knee replacements: A review
β Scribed by Kane, Robert L. ;Wilt, Timothy ;Suarez-almazor, Maria E. ;Fu, Steven S.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 66 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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