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Registration completeness in the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register

Birgitte Espehaug The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, NO-5021, Bergen, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ove Furnes The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, NO-5021, Bergen, Norway
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Leif I Havelin The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, NO-5021, Bergen, Norway; Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen, Norway
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Lars B Engesæter The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, NO-5021, Bergen, Norway; Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen, Norway
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Stein E Vollset Section for Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, NO-5018, Bergen, Norway
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Ola Kindseth The Norwegian Patient Register, N-7465, Trondheim, Norway
Pages 49-56 | Received 01 Nov 2004, Accepted 12 Jun 2005, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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