Efficacy of intracerebral delivery of cisplatin in combination with photon irradiation for treatment of brain tumors
✍ Scribed by Julia Rousseau; Rolf F. Barth; Manuel Fernandez; Jean-François Adam; Jacques Balosso; François Estève; Hélène Elleaume
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 464 KB
- Volume
- 98
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-594X
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