High frequency of the median artery of the forearm in South African newborns and infants

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 175-176

  George, B J ^a   Henneberg, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOREARM; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; SOUTH AFRICA;

ARTERIES; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0029873561     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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