Retroperitoneal Fibrosis Complicating Intravesical Formalin Therapy
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0141-0768,1758-1095
DOI: 10.1177/014107688307601006