Sensitivity of transvaginal ultrasound screening for endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women: a case-control study within the UKCTOCS cohort
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- Book ID
- 117785521
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 223 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1470-2045
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