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Detection of malignant effusions: Comparison of a telomerase assay and cytologic examination

✍ Scribed by Richard Braunschweig; Pu Yan; Isabelle Guilleret; Françoise Delacretaz; Fred T. Bosman; Anca Mihaescu; Jean Benhattar

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2001
Tongue: English
Weight: 227 KB
Volume: 24
Category: Article
ISSN: 8755-1039
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0339(200103)24:3<174::aid-dc1036>3.0.co;2-8

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