The quality of internet sites providing information relating to hip resurfacing

Surgeon

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 85-87

  Saithna, Adnan ^a,c   Ajayi, O O ^b   Davis, E T ^a  

^a ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SANDWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hip resurfacing; Internet

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449093384     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1479-666X(08)80070-4     Document Type: Article

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