Surgical treatment for secondary lymphedema of the lower extremitites
โ Scribed by H. Sakuda; Y. Kamada; M. Tamaki; K. Koja; A. Kusaba
- Book ID
- 116171261
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 122 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0967-2109
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