Randomized clinical trial of efficacy and costs of three dissection devices in liver resection (Br J Surg 2009; 96: 593–601)
✍ Scribed by P. Petras; V. Kontostolis; A. J. Sheen; A. K. Siriwardena
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 80 KB
- Volume
- 96
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.6846
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