Neck ultrasonography for thoracic esophageal carcinoma
โ Scribed by Yuji Tachimori; Hoichi Kato; Hiroshi Watanabe; Hajime Yamaguchi
- Book ID
- 115698780
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 807 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-4975
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