Simulated central face transplantation: age consideration in matching donors and recipients

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Aflaki, Pejman ^a   Nelson, Charles ^b   Balas, Benjamin ^b   Pomahac, Bohdan ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; DONOR SELECTION; FACE MALFORMATION; FACE SURGERY; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE DONORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149148004     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.08.013     Document Type: Letter

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