Effect of cultural factors on outcome of ponseti treatment of clubfeet in rural America

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 530-540

  Avilucea, Frank R ^a,b   Szalay, Elizabeth A ^a   Bosch, Patrick P ^a   Sweet, Katherine R ^a,c   Schwend, Richard M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 62549134944     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.00580     Document Type: Article

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