The Role of Surgery in a Patient with Carcinoid Syndrome, Complicated by Carcinoid Heart Disease
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Endocrinologica (Bucharest)
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1841-0987,1843-066X
DOI: 10.4183/aeb.2018.117