How useful is preoperative imaging for tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) staging of gastric cancer? A meta-analysis
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عنوان ژورنال: Gastric Cancer
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1436-3291,1436-3305
DOI: 10.1007/s10120-011-0069-6