S171 – Head and Neck Microvascular Reconstruction: Changing Trends
✍ Scribed by Rene M. Pena; Paul Dae-Gwon Kim; Mark R. Rowe
- Book ID
- 116814037
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 36 KB
- Volume
- 139
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0194-5998
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