Percutaneous microwave and radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective comparative study
โ Scribed by Ming-De Lu; Hui-Xiong Xu; Xiao-Yan Xie; Xiao-Yu Yin; Jun-Wei Chen; Ming Kuang; Zuo-Feng Xu; Guang-Jian Liu; Yan-Lin Zheng
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 466 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1174
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