Sequential bilateral femoral fractures.
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In the online version of this Endgames case report by Seyed Ali Moeinoddini and colleagues (BMJ 2012;345:e7361, doi:10. 1136/bmj.e7361), the affiliations of the last two authors are reversed. Sarah RuthMoore should be affiliated to East Cheshire NHS Trust, Macclesfield District General Hospital, Macclesfield, UK and David James Moore should be affiliated to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ
دوره 345 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012