The eligibility for local-regional treatment of peritoneal surface malignancy
β Scribed by Vic J. Verwaal; Shigeki Kusamura; Dario Baratti; Marcello Deraco
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 71 KB
- Volume
- 98
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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