Agreement between initial classification and subsequent reclassification of fractures of the distal radius in a prospective cohort study

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Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-71

  van Leerdam, Roderick H ^a   Souer, J Sebastiaan ^a   Lindenhovius, Anneluuk L C ^a   Ring, David C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Agreement; Classification; Distal radius fractured; Prospective cohort

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649090605     PISSN: 15589447     EISSN: 15589455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11552-009-9212-9     Document Type: Article

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