Bioabsorbable stents for gastrointestinal endoscopy

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 120-125

  Freeman, Martin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0000580235     PISSN: 10962883     EISSN: 15585050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/tgie.2001.22150     Document Type: Article

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