A phase II trial of high-dose intravenous interferon alpha-2 in advanced colorectal cancer
β Scribed by Robert M. Silgals; James D. Ahlgren; John R. Neefe; John Rothman; Seth Rudnick; F. Peter Galicky; Philip S. Schein
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 473 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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