Predictors of operative death after oesophagectomy for carcinoma
โ Scribed by H. Abunasra; S. Lewis; L. Beggs; J. Duffy; D. Beggs; E. Morgan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 94 KB
- Volume
- 92
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.5049
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