Corticosteroid injection for trigger finger in adults
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Long-term outcomes following a single corticosteroid injection for trigger finger.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1465-1858
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd005617.pub2