Metallic or absorbable fracture fixation devices: A cost minimization analysis

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 329, Issue , 1996, Pages 233-239

  Bostman O M ^a,b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; OLECRANON FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029809720     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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