An evaluation of gastric cancer screening program in Hisayana, Japan
โ Scribed by Nakamura, Yuichi ;Takeshita, Moriyuki ;Hirota, Yasuo ;Ueda, Kazuo ;Yao, Tsuneyoshi ;Kohzuki, Takeshi ;Omae, Teruo ;Yoshimura, Takesumi
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 476 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0435-1339
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