The prevention of traditional bone setter's gangrene

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 102-103

  Eshete, M ^a,b  

^a Arba Minch Hosptal ^*  (Ethiopia)

^b Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FRACTURE; GANGRENE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIMB AMPUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLINT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AMPUTATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHIOPIA; FRACTURE FIXATION; GANGRENE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLINTS;

EID: 12444328821     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.87B1.15585     Document Type: Article

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