A comparison of the treatment of keloids and hypertrophic scars
โ Scribed by A. M. P. Janssen de Limpens
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 399 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-0130
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