Population-based incidence and survival of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) in Girona, Spain
✍ Scribed by J. Rubió; R. Marcos-Gragera; M.R. Ortiz; J. Miró; L. Vilardell; J. Gironès; X. Hernandez-Yagüe; A. Codina-Cazador; L. Bernadó; A. Izquierdo; R. Colomer
- Book ID
- 116429125
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 105 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-8049
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