Reconstruction of the cheek using a “suspended” radial forearm free flap
✍ Scribed by N.S. Niranjan; D.P. Watson
- Book ID
- 113131091
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 700 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1226
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