A prospective study of glucose tolerance, insulin, C-peptide, and glucagon responses in patients with pancreatic carcinoma
β Scribed by Schwartz, Stanley S. ;Zeidler, Adina ;Moossa, A. R. ;Kuku, Sonny F. ;Rubenstein, Arthur H.
- Book ID
- 112476074
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1978
- Weight
- 598 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9211
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