Patterns of pelvic recurrence following definitive resections of rectal cancer
β Scribed by Stephen J. Pilipshen; Martin Heilweil; Stuart H. Q. Quan; Stephen S. Sternberg; Warren E. Enker
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 781 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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