Confounding Factors on Postoperative Use Following Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery-Reply.

JAMA Facial Plast Surg

Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, California.

Published: September 2019

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