Complications of liver biopsy: The incidence of pneumothorax and role of post biopsy chest x-ray
โ Scribed by G. Kavanagh; J. McNulty; J. F. Fielding
- Book ID
- 112952886
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 192 KB
- Volume
- 160
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1863-4362
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