Metastatic disease of the spine

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 587-598

  White, Andrew P ^a   Kwon, Brian K ^b   Lindskog, Dieter M ^c   Friedlaender, Gary E ^c   Grauer, Jonathan N ^c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 33845503858     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200610000-00001     Document Type: Review

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