Editorial for the Special Issue “Vasorum Lymphaticorum: From the Discovery of the Lymphatic System to the New Perspectives in Microsurgical Reconstruction and Patient Rehabilitation”
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Bolletta, A.; Losco, L.; Cigna, E. Editorial for the Special Issue “Vasorum Lymphaticorum: From the Discovery of the Lymphatic System to the New Perspectives in Microsurgical Reconstruction and Patient Rehabilitation”. Medicina 2024, 60, 307. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60020307
Bolletta A, Losco L, Cigna E. Editorial for the Special Issue “Vasorum Lymphaticorum: From the Discovery of the Lymphatic System to the New Perspectives in Microsurgical Reconstruction and Patient Rehabilitation”. Medicina. 2024; 60(2):307. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60020307
Chicago/Turabian StyleBolletta, Alberto, Luigi Losco, and Emanuele Cigna. 2024. "Editorial for the Special Issue “Vasorum Lymphaticorum: From the Discovery of the Lymphatic System to the New Perspectives in Microsurgical Reconstruction and Patient Rehabilitation”" Medicina 60, no. 2: 307. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60020307