Prognostic significance of lymph node metastasis in advanced carcinoma of the stomach
โ Scribed by Dr S. J. Kwon; G. S. Kim
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 346 KB
- Volume
- 83
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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