Endosonography of upper gastrointestinal tract cancer on demand using miniprobes or endoscopic ultrasound
✍ Scribed by M. Hünerbein; C. Ulmer; T. Handke; P.M. Schlag
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 525 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0930-2794
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