Surgery and loss of body parts
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- DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7137.1086
Surgery and loss of body parts
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Other amputees are the greatest help in dealing with limb loss.BMJ. 1998 Sep 5;317(7159):682. doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7159.682. BMJ. 1998. PMID: 9728011 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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