Ten-year survival of Finnish lower limb amputees

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 10-16

  Pohjolainen, T ^a   Alaranta, H ^b  

^a JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Natl Assoc of Disabled in Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; FINLAND; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0031896728     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03093649809164452     Document Type: Article

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