The prognostic significance of tumor ploidy and pathology in adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction
β Scribed by Alison L. Schneeberger; Richard J. Finley; Richard I. Inculet; Michael Troster; Reinhart Lohmann; Michael Keeney
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 476 KB
- Volume
- 65
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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