The late presentation of adenocarcinoma in bladder exstrophy
β Scribed by Mr. J. Beynon; R. Zwink; W. Chow; D. E. Sturdy
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 123 KB
- Volume
- 72
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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