Isolated mechanical lesions of the sural nerve
β Scribed by John A. Gross; William J. Hamilton; Dr. Thomas R. Swift
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 182 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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