How many patients? How many limbs? Analysis of patients or limbs in the orthopaedic literature: a systematic review.

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Published in J Bone Joint Surg Am on January 01, 2006

Authors

Dianne Bryant1, Thomas C Havey, Robin Roberts, Gordon Guyatt

Author Affiliations

1: Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, Elborn College Room 1438, London, ON N6G 1H1, Canada. dianne.bryant@uwo.ca

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