The changing role of pectoralis major flap in head and neck reconstruction
β Scribed by Hin-Lun Liu; Jimmy Yu-Wai Chan; William Ignace Wei
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 343 KB
- Volume
- 267
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-9530
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