Obstetric lesions of the brachial plexus
β Scribed by J. Gert van Dijk; Willem Pondaag; Martijn J. A. Malessy
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 503 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
- DOI
- 10.1002/mus.1168
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