Iloprost and salvage of a free flap
β Scribed by F. Renaud; E. Succo; M.C. Alessi; R. Legre; I. Juhan-Vague
- Book ID
- 114007398
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 509 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1226
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