Analysis of Outcomes and Complications of a New Microvascular Head and Neck Reconstruction Program: Review of 155 Cases
โ Scribed by Michael W. Chu; Jeffery Trad Wadsworth
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 186 KB
- Volume
- 119
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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