Treatment of Endodermal Sinus Tumor in 8 Children
โ Scribed by Hirokazu Nishihira; Keiji Fukazawa; Yasuto Kigasawa; Chiyomi Sato; Atsuo Lizuka; Takeshi Nagao
- Book ID
- 118710413
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 68 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1328-8067
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