Practical gastrointestinal endoscopy: The fundamentals: Fifth edition

Practical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: The Fundamentals: Fifth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-213

  Cotton, Peter B ^a   Williams, Christopher B ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1002/9780470987032     Document Type: Book

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