What determines the costs of repair and rehabilitation of flexor tendon injuries in zone II? A multiple regression analysis of data from southern Sweden

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28 B, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 106-112

  Rosberg, Hanse E ^a   Carlsson, K S ^a   Hojgard S ^a   Lindgren, B ^a   Lundborg, G ^a   Dahlin, L B ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER INJURY; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HAND MOVEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; KNIFE CUT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEDEN; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK;

EID: 0037386192     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(02)00352-2     Document Type: Article

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