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Fracture and embolization of a totally implanted venous access catheter

✍ Scribed by Nche Zama; Hugh V. Firor

Book ID
112278810
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
1993
Tongue
English
Weight
434 KB
Volume
8
Category
Article
ISSN
0179-0358

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