Preoperative and postoperative levels of plasma protein and amino acid in esophageal and lung cancer patients
β Scribed by Ali B. Naini; John W. T. Dickerson; Meredith M. Brown
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 545 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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