Urinary hydroxyproline levels in patients with prostatic carcinoma
✍ Scribed by D. Erol; N. Adalar; S. Güvençli; F. Şimşek
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 198 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-1623
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