Endoscopic transanal resection for rectal cancer
β Scribed by M. G. W. Kettlewell
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 196 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-1958
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