Limb salvage surgery for malignant bone tumors of the extremities in children and adolescents
β Scribed by Zhen Wang; Zheng Guo; Xiangdong Li; Luyu Huang; Qiang Ji; Haiqiang Wang; Hongxun Sang; Jun Fu
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 309 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1610-1979
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