Superficial esophageal carcinoma: Surgical treatment and the results
โ Scribed by Hoichi Kato; Yuji Tachimori; Hiroshi Watanabe; Hajime Yamaguchi; Tsutomu Ishikawa; Masayuki Itabashi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 522 KB
- Volume
- 66
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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