Use of serum copper/zinc ratio in patients with large bowel cancer
β Scribed by Bruce N. Gray; Colin Walker; R. Barnard
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 255 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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