Brush cytology in the diagnosis of colonic neoplasms
โ Scribed by Hormoz Ehya; Brian J. O'Hara
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 583 KB
- Volume
- 66
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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