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Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar (Ed.) The Pathophysiologic Basis of Nuclear Medicine

Second Edition

Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar (Ed.)

The Pathophysiologic Basis

of Nuclear Medicine

Second Edition

With 325 Figures in 676 Parts and 87 Tables

Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar, MD, FCAP

Diplomate, American Board of Pathology

Diplomate, American Board of Nuclear Medicine

Professor and Chairman

Department of Nuclear Medicine

Faculty of Medicine Kuwait University Health Sciences Center

PO Box 24923, 13110 Safat, Kuwait

ISBN 3-540-23992-8

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