Orthopedic surgical management of skeletal complications of malignancy
โ Scribed by Kevin D. Harrington
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 833 KB
- Volume
- 80
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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โฆ Synopsis
Coincident with improved overall cancer palliation during the past 2 decades has
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