Evaluation of Fatal Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma Cases in Japan
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عنوان ژورنال: The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0386-9768,1348-9372
DOI: 10.5833/jjgs.45.475