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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 35, 2001 - Issue 1
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Research Article

SILASTIC IMPLANT FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF PECTUS EXCAVATUM: AN UPDATE

Johan Nordquist, Henry Svensson, Martin Johnsson Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, MalmöUniversity Hospital, Malmö, Sweden; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MalmöUniversity Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
Pages 65-69 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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