High-impact articles in hand surgery

Hand

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 157-162

  Eberlin, Kyle R ^a   Labow, Brian I ^a   Upton III, Joseph ^a   Taghinia, Amir H ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Citation analysis; Classic papers; Hand surgery; High impact

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861188421     PISSN: 15589447     EISSN: 15589455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11552-011-9388-7     Document Type: Review

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