Fatal pulmonary fibrosis following 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU) therapy
โ Scribed by Dr. C. C. Bailey; H. B. Marsden; P. H. Morris Jones
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 689 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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