Variations of the origin of collateral branches emerging from the posterior aspect of the brachial plexus

Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Ballesteros, Luis Ernesto ^a   Ramirez, Luis Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER   (Colombia)

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EID: 34547423456     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17497221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-7221-2-14     Document Type: Article

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