GIANT COLONIC POLYPS IN PEDIATRIC PATIENT WITH FAMILIAL ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Facta Universitatis, Series: Medicine and Biology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2406-0526,0354-2017
DOI: 10.22190/fumb170720013d