Serum β2-microglobulin in patients with bronchial carcinoma and controls
✍ Scribed by R. Hällgren; E. Nou; G. Lundqvist
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 516 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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