Bilateral distal fibular and tibial stress fractures associated with heavy smoking [4]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 273-274

  Mpofu, S ^a   Moots, R J ^a   Thompson, R N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STRESS FRACTURE; TIBIA FRACTURE;

FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0037369368     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.62.3.273     Document Type: Letter

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