Prognostic factors of carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater after surgery
โ Scribed by Zhou, Jianguo; Zhang, Qian; Li, Peng; Shan, Yi; Zhao, Dongbing; Cai, Jianqiang
- Book ID
- 121544620
- Publisher
- S. Karger AG
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 189 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1010-4283
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