Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 6 , Pages 921-925 , June 2010

Changing referral patterns to a designated craniofacial centre over a four-year period

Received 10 October 2008 ,Accepted 2 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.05.007

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 6 , Pages 921-925 , June 2010

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