Predictors of Long-term Survival in Patients with Gallbladder Cancer
โ Scribed by Palat Balachandran; Shaleen Agarwal; Narendra Krishnani; Chandra M. Pandey; Ashok Kumar; Sadiq S. Sikora; Rajan Saxena; Vinay K. Kapoor
- Book ID
- 108137613
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 188 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1091-255X
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