Forequarter amputation for malignancy
โ Scribed by J. Rickelt; H. Hoekstra; F. van Coevorden; R. de Vreeze; C. Verhoef; A. N. van Geel
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 206 KB
- Volume
- 96
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.6555
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