Tumor length as a prognostic factor in esophageal malignancy: Univariate and multivariate survival analyses
โ Scribed by Ewen A. Griffiths; Zoe Brummell; Ganesh Gorthi; Susan A. Pritchard; Ian McL Welch
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 203 KB
- Volume
- 93
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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