Humoral Hypercalcemia Associated With a Dysgerminoma
โ Scribed by GIEBEL, SHELLEY C.; STANHOPE, C. ROBERT; MALKASIAN, GEORGE D.; SCHRAY, MARK F.; HEATH, HUNTER; GAFFEY, THOMAS A.
- Book ID
- 122388878
- Publisher
- Mayo Clinic
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 308 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0025-6196
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