Systematic Review of the Surgical Treatment of Extremity Lymphedema

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

• Publication date

  2017-02-24

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1055/s-0037-1599100PMID 28235214
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