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Mortality and perforated peptic ulcer: A case for risk stratification in elderly patients

✍ Scribed by Mr. T. T. Irvin

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1989
Tongue: English
Weight: 479 KB
Volume: 76
Category: Article
ISSN: 0007-1323
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800760304

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