Differences in the growth pattern and clinical course of EBV-LMP1 expressing and non-expressing nasopharyngeal carcinomas
β Scribed by Li-Fu Hu; Fu Chen; Qin-Fang Zhen; You-Wang Zhang; Yan Luo; Xi Zheng; G. Winberg; I. Ernberg; G. Klein
- Book ID
- 116166139
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 434 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-8049
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