Polydimethylsiloxane Particles Are Not Experimental in the Human Larynx [2]

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 251-

  Sittel, Christian ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETICONE;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INJECTION; LARYNGOPLASTY; LARYNX; LETTER; TERMINAL DISEASE; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 2442471825     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30025     Document Type: Letter

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