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. 2015 Sep;3(15):214.
doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.07.21.

Intraarticular hyaluronate injection for knee osteoarthritis-reconsider the rationale

Jianxi Zhu  1 , Pengfei Lei  1 , Yihe Hu  1
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Intraarticular hyaluronate injection for knee osteoarthritis-reconsider the rationale

Jianxi Zhu et al. Ann Transl Med. 2015 Sep.
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