Eosinophilic granuloma of spine in adults: a report of 30 cases and outcome
β Scribed by Wending Huang; Xinghai Yang; Dong Cao; Jianru Xiao; Mosong Yang; Dapeng Feng; Quan Huang; Zhipeng Wu; Wei Zheng; Lianshun Jia; Shujia Wu
- Publisher
- Springer Vienna
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 378 KB
- Volume
- 152
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-6268
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