Anorectal continence and bladder function
β Scribed by Francesco Andreoli; Filippo Balloni; Alfio Bigiotti; Paolo Lombardi; Luigi Maria Pernice; Oscar Ronchi; Francesco Taruffi
- Book ID
- 112781650
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 988 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-3706
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