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Gender differences in recovery from injuries to the extremities in older persons. A prospective study

GIJM KEMPEN Department of Health Care Studies, Section of Medical Sociology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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R SANDERMAN Northern Centre for Healthcare Research, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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W SCAF-KLOMP Northern Centre for Healthcare Research, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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J ORMEL Department of Social Psychiatry, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Pages 827-832 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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