The epidemiology of fractures of the proximal ulna
β Scribed by Andrew D. Duckworth; Nicholas D. Clement; Stuart A. Aitken; Charles M. Court-Brown; Margaret M. McQueen
- Book ID
- 113661711
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 216 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-1383
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