Role of reconstructive surgery in the treatment of patients with soft tissue sarcoma

Problems in General Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 92-98

  Reece, Gregory P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032860691     PISSN: 07398328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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