Evaluation and preparation of the poor-risk patient with cancer for major surgery
โ Scribed by John S. Ladue; Felix Wroblewski
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1954
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 849 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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