A Case of Gastric Cancer Initially Presenting with Polydipsia
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1226-3303,2005-6648
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2004.19.4.266