The biology of fracture healing: Optimising outcome

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 856-869

  Marsh, David R ^a   Li, Gang ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BONE REGENERATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE;

EID: 0033430113     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0007142991902673     Document Type: Review

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