The Utilization of the Internal Mammary Vessels for Head and Neck Microvascular Reconstruction in the Vessel-Depleted Neck
โ Scribed by Turson, R.; Moody, M.S.; Hew, D.; Marx, R.E.; Melville, J.C.
- Book ID
- 125834077
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 47 KB
- Volume
- 72
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1531-5053
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