Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 61, Issue 3 , Pages 250-256 , March 2008

Cross-facial nerve graft: past and present

Received 6 August 2006 ,Accepted 23 May 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.05.016

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 61, Issue 3 , Pages 250-256 , March 2008

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