191 Pemetrexed in combination with carboplatin in elderly patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma
β Scribed by Ceresoli, G.L.; Castagneto, B.; Zucali, P.A.; Favaretto, A.G.; Mencoboni, M.; De Giovanni, D.; Cortinovis, D.; Marangolo, M.; Grossi, F.; Del Conte, G.; Ceribelli, A.; Bearz, A.; Muzio, A.; Santoro, A.
- Book ID
- 118573874
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 48 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0169-5002
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