Gastric and intestinal differentiation in Barrett's metaplasia and associated adenocarcinoma
✍ Scribed by P. Chaves; C. Cruz; A. Dias Pereira; A. Suspiro; J. C. M. de Almeida; C. N. Leitão; J. Soares
- Book ID
- 108980802
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 105 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1120-8694
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