Cost savings in outpatient versus inpatient reduction mammaplasty
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1748-6815
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2016.05.008