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Editorial
. 2013 May;65(5):1157-9.
doi: 10.1002/art.37903.

Total joint replacement outcomes in patients with concomitant comorbidities: a glass half empty or half full?

Elena Losina, Jeffrey N Katz
Editorial

Total joint replacement outcomes in patients with concomitant comorbidities: a glass half empty or half full?

Elena Losina et al. Arthritis Rheum. 2013 May.
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