Incidence and distribution of distant metastases from newly diagnosed esophageal carcinoma
β Scribed by Leslie E. Quint; Lisa M. Hepburn; Isaac R. Francis; Richard I. Whyte; Mark B. Orringer
- Book ID
- 102675072
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 550 KB
- Volume
- 76
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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