Oxidative stress and malignant transformation of Barrett's esophagus
β Scribed by Sihvo, Eero I.; Salminen, Jukka T.; Ramo, Juhani O.; Ranfanen, Tuomo K.; Ahotupa, Markku; Farkkila, Martii A.; Salo, Jarmo A.
- Book ID
- 124111305
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 195 KB
- Volume
- 120
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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