ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Postmenopausal Subacute or Chronic Pelvic Pain
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Radiology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1546-1440
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2018.09.023