Effect of different sterilization processing methods on the mechanical properties of human cancellous bone allografts
β Scribed by L. Vastel; A. Meunier; H. Siney; L. Sedel; J.-P. Courpied
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 346 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0142-9612
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