The epidemiological profile of the Vascular Birthmark Clinic at the Alberta Children's Hospital

Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 67-70

  Fraulin, Frankie O G ^a   Flannigan, Ryan K ^a   Sharma, Vishal K ^a   McPhalen, Donald F ^a   Harrop, Robertson A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birthmark; Clinic; Database; Epidemiology; Hemangioma; Vascular anomaly; Vascular malformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861895039     PISSN: 11952199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/229255031202000211     Document Type: Article

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