Metal ion release after total hip replacement
β Scribed by H.S. Dobbs; M.J. Minski
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 906 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0142-9612
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