Familial juvenile polyposis coli and colorectal cancer
โ Scribed by Diarmuid S. O'Riordain; P. J. O'Dwyer; A. F. Cullen; E. W. McDermott; J. J. Murphy
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 501 KB
- Volume
- 68
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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