Comparison of resection and radiofrequency ablation for treatment of solitary colorectal liver metastases
β Scribed by A. Oshowo; A. Gillams; E. Harrison; W. R. Lees; I. Taylor
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 81 KB
- Volume
- 90
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.4264
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