Reconstruction after excision of soft tissue sarcomas of the limbs and trunk
β Scribed by Miss A. Stotter; N. R. McLean; M. E. Fallowfield; N. M. Breach; G. Westbury
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 705 KB
- Volume
- 75
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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