A pilot study of cisplatin-vinblastine as the initial treatment of advanced head and neck cancer
โ Scribed by Stuart P. Leitner; George J. Bosl; Elliot W. Strong; Frank P. Gerold; Ronald H. Spiro; Jatin P. Shah; Roy B. Sessions; Bhadrasain Vikram
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 432 KB
- Volume
- 58
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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