Oxygen in Wound Healing—More than a Nutrient
✍ Scribed by Andrea A. Tandara; Thomas A. Mustoe
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 100 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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