Total and proximal gastrectomy in the treatment of gastric carcinoma: A series of 305 cases
✍ Scribed by Markku V. Inberg; Reijo Heinonen; Pekka Laurén; Veikko Rantakokko; Sauli J. Viikari
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 625 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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