Modifiers of risk in familial adenomatous polyposis
β Scribed by George Zogopoulos; Steven Gallinger
- Book ID
- 107535629
- Publisher
- Current Science Inc.
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 113 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1556-3790
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