A comparative study of surgery vs radioactive iodine-125 implantation in the treatment of pancreatic cancer
โ Scribed by W.U. Shipley; A.M. Cohen; G.L. Nardi
- Book ID
- 103717131
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 87 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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