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Jung Ryul Kim1, Nae Ho Lee, Young Sin Kim

  • 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 561-712, South Korea. jrkeem@chonbuk.ac.kr

Dermatologic Surgery : Official Publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [Et Al.]
|November 6, 2009
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