Gastric GI stromal tumors (GISTs): The role of surgery in the era of targeted therapy
✍ Scribed by Michael C. Heinrich; Christopher L. Corless
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 128 KB
- Volume
- 90
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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