Replantation of an Amputated Polydactylous Thumb
โ Scribed by Nobuyuki Mitsukawa; Kaneshige Satoh; Shigeru Hori; Yoshiaki Hosaka
- Book ID
- 119201755
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 258 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1878-0539
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