Role of ultrasound-guided core biopsy in the evaluation of spleen pathology
✍ Scribed by JOSÉ I. LÓPEZ; JOSÉ L. DEL CURA; AITOR FERNÁNDEZ DE LARRINOA; OLATZ GORRIÑO; ROSA ZABALA; FRANCISCO J. BILBAO
- Book ID
- 109343509
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 547 KB
- Volume
- 114
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0365-5555
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