Anterior mediastinal masses: Anesthesia hazards and other problems
β Scribed by Steven Halpern; Jane Chatten; Anna T. Meadows; Rebecca Byrd; Beverly Lange
- Book ID
- 119460397
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 364 KB
- Volume
- 102
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6833
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