Thickness of Rectus Abdominis Muscle and Abdominal Subcutaneous Fat Tissue in Adult Women: Correlation with Age, Pregnancy, Laparotomy, and Body Mass Index |
Kim, Jungmin
(Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center)
Lim, Hyoseob (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center) Lee, Se Il (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center) Kim, Yu Jin (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center) |
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