Cigarette and alcohol use in patients with adenocarcinoma of the gastric cardia or lower esophagus
โ Scribed by J. R. Gray; A. J. Coldman; W. C. Macdonald
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 503 KB
- Volume
- 69
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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