Comparing total hip and knee replacement costs

British Journal of Health Care Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 108-112

  Lemon, Michael A ^a   Hamilton, Paul D ^b   Field, Richard E ^c  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c The South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 41949102176     PISSN: 13580574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjhc.2008.14.3.108     Document Type: Article

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