Complexity in the treatment of pulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
β Scribed by Toshiyuki Kozuki; Nobukazu Fujimoto; Hiroshi Ueoka; Katsuyuki Kiura; Keiichi Fujiwara; Katsuhiko Shiomi; Koichi Mizobuchi; Masahiro Tabata; Shuji Hamazaki; Mitsune Tanimoto
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 191 KB
- Volume
- 131
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1335
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