Natural History of Liver Metastases from Colorectal Carcinoma

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 398-407

  Norstein, Jarle ^a,b   Silen, William ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

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EID: 0142162682     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-255X(97)80126-6     Document Type: Article

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