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Advances in diagnostics and management of gestational trophoblastic disease

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|Oct 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2022-0038 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 430 - 439
Submitted on: May 13, 2022
Accepted on: Aug 30, 2022
Published on: Oct 27, 2022
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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