EUS for detection of the hepatocellular carcinoma: results of a prospective study
β Scribed by Pankaj Singh; Richard A. Erickson; Phalguni Mukhopadhyay; Shanthi Gopal; Alex Kiss; Ahmed Khan; T. Ulf Westblom
- Book ID
- 119243698
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 900 KB
- Volume
- 66
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6779
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