Uterine transplantation

Composite Tissue Allograft

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 69-88

  Sieunarine, Krishen ^a   Al Khatib, Karim ^a   Smith, J Richard ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 63149129729     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9781860948107_0005     Document Type: Chapter

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