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. 2018 Dec;476(12):2297-2300.
doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000000522.

Editor's Spotlight/Take 5: Eligibility Criteria for Lower-Extremity Joint Replacement May Worsen Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities

Seth S Leopold  1
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Editor's Spotlight/Take 5: Eligibility Criteria for Lower-Extremity Joint Replacement May Worsen Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities

Seth S Leopold. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2018 Dec.
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