Pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum and other forms of thoracic deformities

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 147-157

  Saxena, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Congenital chest wall deformities; Pectus carinatum; Pectus excavatum

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144442728     PISSN: 09719261     EISSN: 09719261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.16964     Document Type: Conference Paper

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