Effect of Severity of Dupuytren contracture on disability

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-42

  Degreef, Ilse ^a   Vererfve, Pieter Bas ^a   De Smet, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DISABILITY; DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449173103     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: 16512073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310802410125     Document Type: Article

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