Safety of face-lifts in the older patient

Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 311-314

  Becker, Ferdinand F ^a   Castellano, Richard D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RHYTIDOPLASTY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RHYTIDOPLASTY;

EID: 16544391321     PISSN: 15212491     EISSN: 15383660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfaci.6.5.311     Document Type: Article

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