Clinical value of CYFRA21-1, NSE, CA15-3, CA19-9 and CA125 assay in the elderly patients with pleural effusions
β Scribed by C.-S. Li; B.-C. Cheng; W. Ge; J.-F. Gao
- Book ID
- 111308065
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 469 KB
- Volume
- 61
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1368-5031
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