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Original papers

Factors predisposing to claims and compensations for patient injuries following total hip and knee arthroplasty

Jutta JärvelinCenter for Health and Social Economics CHESS, National Institute for Health and WelfareCorrespondence[email protected]
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Unto HäkkinenCenter for Health and Social Economics CHESS, National Institute for Health and Welfare
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Gunnar RosenqvistCenter for Health and Social Economics CHESS, National Institute for Health and Welfare;Department of Finance and Statistics, Hanken School of Economics
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Ville RemesDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Peijas Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Pages 190-196 | Received 15 Dec 2010, Accepted 14 Nov 2011, Published online: 08 Mar 2012

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