Actions to improve the quality of data and data-handling in cancer clinical trials (CCT)
β Scribed by Knoblauch, Poul; Rasmussen, Annie
- Book ID
- 121887287
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 266 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-8049
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