Preliminary Study of Temporal Change in Free Flap Volume after Tongue Reconstruction
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عنوان ژورنال: The Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0040-8891
DOI: 10.2209/tdcpublication.2016-0029