Epidemiology of hemorrhoidal disease

Coloproctology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2018, Pages 3-7

  Gallo, Gaetano ^a   Sacco, Rosario ^a   Sammarco, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

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EID: 85054623112     PISSN: 01742442     EISSN: 16156730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-53357-5_1     Document Type: Article

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