The Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusions by Closed Trocar Tube Drainage
β Scribed by Lambert, Cary J.; Shah, H.H.; Urschel, Harold C.; Paulson, Donald L.
- Book ID
- 122867884
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1967
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 622 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-4975
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