Protocolisation and ‘end’ point of free-flap salvage
✍ Scribed by Chen, Wei F.; Kung, Yen-Ping; Kang, Yu-Chuan; Eid, Anas; Tsao, Chung-Kan
- Book ID
- 119203463
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 268 KB
- Volume
- 65
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1878-0539
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