Facial transplantation

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7529, 2005, Pages 1349-1350

  Butler, Peter E M ^a   Clarke, Alex ^a   Hettiaratchy, Shehan ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FACE INJURY; FACE SURGERY; FRANCE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SURGEON; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; FACE; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

FACE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; PATIENT SELECTION; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 33344465764     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7529.1349     Document Type: Editorial

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