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Research Article

Ancient Egyptian Surgical Heritage

Aly SaberPort-Fouad General Hospital, Port-Fouad, Port-Said, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 327-334 | Received 01 Jan 2010, Accepted 05 Aug 2010, Published online: 05 Jan 2011

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