Acute acalculous cholecystitis: A complication of hyperalimentation
β Scribed by Scott R. Petersen; George F. Sheldon
- Book ID
- 115692701
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 514 KB
- Volume
- 138
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9610
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