Rectal cancer surgery and regional lymph nodes
β Scribed by M. Simunovic; A.J. Smith; R.J. Heald
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 62 KB
- Volume
- 99
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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