Need for research in surgical and medical considerations dealing with prosthetics and orthotics.
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1 Based upon the report of the Panel on Surgical and Medical Considerations of a Conference on Prosthetics and Orthotics held, under the auspices of the Committee on Prosthetics Research and Development, at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., December 12-13, 1966. Funds to support the conference were supplied by the Vocational Rehabilitation Administration, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. GEORGE T. AITKEN, M.D.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Artificial limbs
دوره 11 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1967