Use of Provocative Angiography to Localize Site in Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding
β Scribed by Ciaran Johnston; David Tuite; Ruth Pritchard; John Reynolds; Niall McEniff; J. Mark Ryan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 197 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-086X
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