A useful procedure for observing the cervical esophagus via the hypopharynx
β Scribed by Hiromi Nagano; Kousuke Yoshifuku; Yuichi Kurono
- Book ID
- 116223804
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 789 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0385-8146
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