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Research Paper

Impairment and employment issues after nerve repair in the hand and forearm

PM Meiners Department of Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, PO Box 30.001, 9700, RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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JH Coert Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, PO Box 2040, 3000, CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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PH Robinson Department of Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, PO Box 30.001, 9700, RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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MF Meek Department of Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, PO Box 30.001, 9700, RB Groningen, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 617-623 | Accepted 01 Nov 2004, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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