Does rectal examination affect serum acid phosphatase levels?
β Scribed by S. K. Bannerjee; I. F. Barker; T. A. Waterworth
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 234 KB
- Volume
- 66
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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