A Study of the Anatomical Variations of Median Nerve Formation

Bahrain Medical Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 169-171

  Badawoud, Mohammed H M ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARM; ARTICLE; AXILLARY ARTERY; CADAVER; DISSECTION; HUMAN; MEDIAN NERVE; NEUROANATOMY;

EID: 0346973884     PISSN: 10128298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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