Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 6 , Pages 462-466 , 2007

Incidence of Surgery in Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in Taiwan

  • Chia-Hsieh Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Children's Hospital and Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yi-Ting Chiang

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Policy Research and Development, National Health Research Institutes, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Zhon-Liau Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Children's Hospital and Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ken N Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Policy Research and Development, National Health Research Institutes, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Ken N Kuo, Center for Health Policy Research and Development, National Health Research Institutes, 10F, 3 Yuanqu Street, Taipei 115, Taiwan

Received 3 July 2006 ,Revised 29 January 2007 ,Accepted 13 March 2007.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60295-3

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60295-3

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 6 , Pages 462-466 , 2007

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