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Socioeconomic position is associated with surgical treatment of open fractures of the lower limb: results from a Swedish population-based study

Yamin GranbergDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm; Correspondence[email protected]
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Kalle T LundgrenDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm; ;Craniofacial Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm;
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Ebba K LindqvistDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm; ;Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 439-443 | Published online: 14 Apr 2020

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