Pelvic exenteration for the treatment of gynecological malignancies
β Scribed by F. Numa; H. Ogata; Y. Suminami; N. Tsunaga; Y. Nakamura; H. Tamura; N. Takasugi; H. Kato; A. Tangoku; T. Uchiyama; M. Oka; T. Suzuki; M. Yamamoto; K. Naito
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 109 KB
- Volume
- 259
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-9128
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