Advances in the management of non-seminomatous germ cell tumors during the cisplatin era: A single-institution experience
β Scribed by MOTOTSUGU MURAMAKI; ISAO HARA; HIDEAKI MIYAKE; YUJI YAMADA; GAKU KAWABATA; SADAO KAMIDONO
- Book ID
- 108976596
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 121 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0919-8172
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