Intraperitoneal rupture of amoebic liver abscess
β Scribed by Dr A. K. Sarda; S. Bal; A. K. Sharma; M. M. Kapur
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 314 KB
- Volume
- 76
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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