Multicentric origin in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus
โ Scribed by Akiyama, H. ;Kogure, T. ;Itai, Y.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1972
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 49 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0435-1339
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