Sonographic diagnosis of the ruptured hydatid cyst of the kidney
✍ Scribed by M. Kılınç; K. Ödev; S. Güngör; S. Karaköse; M. Özeroğlu; A. Arslan
- Book ID
- 113033715
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 490 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0938-7994
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