Perception of transplanted toes following toe-to-finger transplantation

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 599-602

  Chu, Nai Shin ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FINGER AMPUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE GRAFT; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TOE;

EID: 0032452685     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jcen.20.5.599.1133     Document Type: Article

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