Local recurrence after low anterior resection using the staple gun
โ Scribed by P. A. Hurst; W. G. Prout; J. M. Kelly; J. J. Bannister; R. T. Walker
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 202 KB
- Volume
- 69
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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