Contributions of Ibn Zuhr (Avenzoar) to the progress of surgery. A study and translations from his book Al-Taisir

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1333-1339

  Abdel Halim, Rabie E ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

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