Assessment of necrosis and hypoxia in ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast: basis for a new classification
โ Scribed by G. Bussolati; M. Bongiovanni; P. Cassoni; A. Sapino
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 209 KB
- Volume
- 437
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-2307
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