What is the Role of Splinting for Comfort?

Evidence-Based Orthopaedics: The Best Answers to Clinical Questions

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 326-331

  Kreder, Hans J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

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EID: 84882810662     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-141604444-4.50049-7     Document Type: Chapter

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