983 INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY TRENDS FOR BILIARY TRACT CANCERS IN AUSTRIA
β Scribed by Pinter, M.; Hucke, F.; Trauner, M.; Peck-Radosavljevic, M.; Sieghart, W.
- Book ID
- 123033441
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 56 KB
- Volume
- 58
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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