Transanal resection of rectal tumours
✍ Scribed by M. Moreda Péerez; F. Garcia Novio
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 150 KB
- Volume
- 77
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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