Impact of body mass index for patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2150-5330
DOI: 10.4291/wjgp.v4.i2.37