Cachexia, gluconeogenesis and progressive weight loss in cancer patients
β Scribed by T.P. Stein
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 568 KB
- Volume
- 73
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-5193
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