Radiation and chemoradiation therapy for esophageal adenocarcinoma
✍ Scribed by Jean-Franois Bosset; F. Lorchel; G. Mantion; J. Buffet; G. Créhange; M. Bosset; L. Chaigneau; S. Servagi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 160 KB
- Volume
- 92
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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