New approaches to the management and treatment of malignant pericardial effusion
✍ Scribed by Witold Tomkowski; Monika Szturmowicz; Anna Fijałkowska; Janusz Burakowski; Stanisław Filipecki
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 365 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0941-4355
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