Detection of premalignant and malignant breast cells by ductal lavage
✍ Scribed by William C. Dooley; U. Veronesi; R. Elledge; J. O’Shaughnessy; B.-M. Ljung; R. Arias
- Book ID
- 117189951
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 158 KB
- Volume
- 97
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0029-7844
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