Endoscopic feeding tube placement in patients with cancer: a prospective clinical audit of 2055 procedures in 1866 patients
β Scribed by Y. M. SHASTRI; M. SHIRODKAR; M. K. MALLATH
- Book ID
- 108605252
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 101 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0269-2813
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