Endoscopic ultrasound for preoperative staging of esophageal carcinoma
β Scribed by X. Zhang; D. I. Watson; C. Lally; J. R. Bessell
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 77 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0930-2794
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