Ultrasound guided biopsy of the pleura
β Scribed by K. Seitz; M. Littmann
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 104 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0929-8266
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