The prognostic significance of ureteral obstruction in carcinoma of the bladder
β Scribed by Richard Greiner; Constantin Skaleric; Pierre Veraguth
- Book ID
- 107962366
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 598 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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