Open fractures

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 365-367

  Babhulkar, Sudhir ^a   Raza, H K T ^b  

^a Sushrut Hospital   (India)

^b NSCB MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

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Indexed keywords

EID: 54349114992     PISSN: 00195413     EISSN: 19983727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.43370     Document Type: Editorial

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