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Antimicrobial Efficacy of Surface-Coated External Fixation Pins

✍ Scribed by Franz H. Furkert; Jan H. Sörensen; Jörg Arnoldi; Bernd Robioneck; Hartwig Steckel

Book ID
105997464
Publisher
Springer
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
593 KB
Volume
62
Category
Article
ISSN
0343-8651

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