Potential value of biilary CEA assay in early detection of liver metastases from colorectal carcinomas
โ Scribed by Frik, L.; Fournier, K.; Mach, J.-P.; Givel, J.-C.L.
- Book ID
- 123482025
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 186 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-8049
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