Carcinoma of the gallbladder. Histologic types, stage of disease, grade, and survival rates
โ Scribed by Donald Earl Henson; Jorge Albores-Saavedra; Donald Code
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 473 KB
- Volume
- 70
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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