Quality-of-life assessment in bladder cancer
β Scribed by J. H. van der Veen; G. van Andel; K. H. Kurth
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 86 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0724-4983
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