Acute Charcot foot.
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This is one of a series of occasional articles highlighting conditions that may be more common than many doctors realise or may be missed at first presentation. The series advisers are Anthony Harnden, university lecturer in general practice, Department of Primary Health Care, University of Oxford, and Richard Lehman, general practitioner, Banbury. To suggest a topic for this series, please email us at [email protected]
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ
دوره 344 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012