Congenital auricular anomalies: Topographic anatomy, embryology, classification, and treatment strategies

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1701-1712

  Porter, Christopher J W ^a   Tan, Swee T ^a,b  

^a Hutt Hospital ^*

^b HUTT HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EAR CARTILAGE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMBRYOLOGY; EXTERNAL EAR MALFORMATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 18044394963     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000161454.08384.0A     Document Type: Review

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