Radical hysterectomy with preoperative intracavitary therapy for stage IB squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix
β Scribed by Earl A. Surwit; Wesley C. Fowler Jr.; Gustavo S. Montana
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 594 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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