Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Nephrostomy
β Scribed by Matthew R. Bernhard; Allison J. Lippert; Minhaj S. Khaja; Wael E. Saad
- Book ID
- 118243130
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 631 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1556-858X
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