An unusual formation of the deep palmar arch
β Scribed by R. Shane Tubbs; Marios Loukas
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 93 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0897-3806
- DOI
- 10.1002/ca.20425
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