Susceptibility of prosthetic biomaterials to infection
β Scribed by J. E. Losanoff; J. M. Millis
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 76 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0930-2794
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