The ‘angiogenic switch’ in the progression from Barrett's metaplasia to esophageal adenocarcinoma
✍ Scribed by C Möbius; H.J Stein; I Becker; M Feith; J Theisen; P Gais; U Jütting; J.R Siewert
- Book ID
- 116442108
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 146 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0748-7983
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