Mechanical and humoral factors in wound healing
β Scribed by A. K. C. Li; Mary Jo Koroly
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 577 KB
- Volume
- 68
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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