A Clinical Evaluation of Serum Placental Alkaline Phosphatase in Seminoma Patients
β Scribed by A. JEPPSSON; B. WAHREN; T. STIGBRAND; F. EDSMYR; L. ANDERSSON
- Book ID
- 115193160
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 407 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1464-4096
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