A comparison of the psychological effects of breast-saving procedure with the modified radical mastectomy
โ Scribed by Clare King Sanger; Marvin Reznikoff
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 639 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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