Late Midtrimester Pregnancy, Advanced Bulky Cervical Cancer, Radiation Therapy, and Physician’s Moral Distress: A Management Dilemma
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عنوان ژورنال: Gynecology & Obstetrics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2161-0932
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0932.1000114