Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 62, Issue 12 , Pages 1609-1615 , December 2009

Dermal vascularity of the auricle: implications for novel composite grafts

Received 29 March 2008 ,Accepted 10 June 2008.

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PII: S1748-6815(08)00858-9

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.06.073

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 62, Issue 12 , Pages 1609-1615 , December 2009

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