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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 37, 2003 - Issue 1
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EFFICACY OF TOPICAL NITROGLYCERIN AND TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION ON SURVIVAL OF RANDOM-PATTERN SKIN FLAPS IN RATS

Can Atalay Department of General Surgery, Ankara Oncology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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E. Arzu Koçkaya Department of Biology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Bahadir Çetin Department of General Surgery, Ankara Oncology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Kemal Kismet Medico-Social Unit, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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M. Turan Akay Department of Biology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Pages 10-13 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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