Graphite fiber reinforced bone cement
β Scribed by A. Knoell; H. Maxwell; C. Bechtol
- Book ID
- 112739117
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1975
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 250 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0090-6964
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