Surgery in patients with von Willebrand's disease
✍ Scribed by M. Blombäck; Dr. G. Johansson; H. Johnsson; J. Swedenborg; E. Wabö
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 392 KB
- Volume
- 76
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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