Undermining of the scalp: Quantitative effects

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1218-1222

  Raposio, Edoardo ^a   Nordström, Rolf E A ^a   Sand, Pierluigi ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031954153     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199804010-00007     Document Type: Article

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