Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 58, Issue 1 , Pages 68-74 , January 2005

A cohort study linked increased mortality in patients treated surgically for Dupuytren's contracture

  • Stephan Wilbrand

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hand Surgery, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Surgery, Enköping Hospital, Uppsala University, S-745 25 Enköping, Sweden. Tel.: +46-171-418268; fax: +46-171-440769.
    • ,
  • Anders Ekbom

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Bengt Gerdin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden

,Accepted 28 May 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.05.007

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 58, Issue 1 , Pages 68-74 , January 2005

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