Ascaris-induced acute pancreatitis
โ Scribed by Professor M. S. Khuroo; S. A. Zargar; G. N. Yattoo; P. Koul; B. A. Khan; M. Y. Dar; M. S. Alai
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 463 KB
- Volume
- 79
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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