Pleuroperitoneal shunting for malignant pleural effusions
โ Scribed by Alex G. Little; Mark K. Ferguson; Harvey M. Golomb; Philip C. Hoffman; Nicholas J. Vogelzang; David B. Skinner
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 389 KB
- Volume
- 58
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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