Benefits of endorectal ultrasound for management of smooth-muscle tumor of the rectum
โ Scribed by Jan-Sing Hsieh; Che-Jen Huang; Jaw-Yuan Wang; Tsung-Jen Huang
- Book ID
- 105506615
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 831 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-3706
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