An electronic clinic for arthroplasty follow-up: A pilot study

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 381-386

  Wood, Gavin ^a   Naudie, Douglas ^b   MacDonald, Steve ^b   McCalden, Richard ^b   Bourne, Robert ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 82755166940     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.028510     Document Type: Article

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