Epidemiology and outcome of acute pancreatitis
β Scribed by S. R. Thomson; W. S. Hendry; G. A. McFarlane; Mr A. I. Davidson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 475 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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