Economic viability of a community-based level-II orthopaedic trauma system

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 227-235

  Althausen, Peter L ^a   Coll, Daniel ^b   Cvitash, Michael ^b   Herak, Al ^b   O'Mara, Timothy J ^a   Bray, Timothy J ^a  

^a Reno Orthopaedic Clinic   (United States)

^b Renown Health   (United States)

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EID: 58649095950     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.00592     Document Type: Article

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