Evaluation of a wound scoring method for patients undergoing cardiac surgery
β Scribed by J.C. Hall; J.L. Hall
- Book ID
- 117405829
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 362 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0195-6701
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