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. 2014 Jul;10(7):386-7.
doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2014.57. Epub 2014 Apr 8.

Bone: Silk, metal and bone: why take implants out?

Per Aspenberg  1
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Bone: Silk, metal and bone: why take implants out?

Per Aspenberg. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2014 Jul.
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