Endoscopic ultrasonography for evaluation of pancreatic tumours in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
✍ Scribed by P. Hellman; J. Hennings; G. Åkerström; B. Skogseid
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 95 KB
- Volume
- 92
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.5149
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