Collagen abnormalities in idiopathic adolescent scoliosis
β Scribed by M. J. O. Francis; R. Smith; M. C. Sanderson
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 135 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-0827
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