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Original Article

The distribution of hand fractures at the university hospital of north Norway

Sven WeumMedical Imaging Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway, ;Department of Radiology, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway, and Correspondence[email protected]
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Siri MillerjordMedical Imaging Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway, ;Department of Radiology, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway, and
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Louis de WeerdMedical Imaging Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway, ;Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
Pages 146-150 | Received 13 Feb 2015, Accepted 17 Nov 2015, Published online: 06 Feb 2016

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