Carcinoembryonic antigen serumlevels in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix: Clinical significance
β Scribed by E. R. Te Velde; J. P. Persijn; R. E. Ballieux; J. Faber
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 747 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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β¦ Synopsis
The skillful help of Mrs. M. C. de Boer-Bisschops, Mrs. C. Kosterman-Claassen, Mr. R. Lodewijks, and Mrs. U. M. R. Vrij in performing the CEA assay, and of Mrs. A. Graafmans and Mrs. A. J. M. Pieterson-Scholts in collecting and handling the bloodsamples, is gratefully acknowledged.
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