Complete remission of a case of classical Kaposi's sarcoma with liposomal doxorubicin and radiotherapy
β Scribed by GM Ezquerra; MS Redonnet; RO Cuchillero; PU Millet
- Book ID
- 111094540
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 86 KB
- Volume
- 0
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0926-9959
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