Biomechanics of skin flaps

Local Flaps in Facial Reconstruction

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 31-40

  Larrabee, Wayne F ^a   Bloom, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 85159492740     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-03684-9.50008-6     Document Type: Chapter

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