Disc degeneration of pediatric patients in lumbar MRI
β Scribed by S. Salo; H. Paajanen; A. Alanen
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 627 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-0449
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