Treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer with external beam radiation, surgical resection, and intraoperative radiation therapy
โ Scribed by J.E. Tepper; W.C. Wood; A.M. Cohen
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 929 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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