4725 Preneoplastic gastric lesions in a population with high incidence of gastric cancer: a cross-sectional study.
β Scribed by Bersani, Gianluca; Ricci, Giorgio; Rossi, Angelo; DeFabritiis, Gianfranco; Santilli, Francesco; Alvisi, Vittorio
- Book ID
- 122333456
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 17 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6779
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