Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer syndrome: combined risk of gastrointestinal and gynaecological cancer
β Scribed by Anil Sharma; Margaret James; Alan Donaldson; Robert Fox
- Book ID
- 111160175
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 71 KB
- Volume
- 108
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1470-0328
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