Destruction of an advanced malignant tumour by direct electrical current-case report
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Destruction of an advanced malignant tumour by direct electrical current-case report
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عنوان ژورنال: Health
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1949-4998,1949-5005
DOI: 10.4236/health.2010.29154