Four-day continuous infusion of cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil in head and neck cancer
✍ Scribed by Amalia G. Bernal; Juan J. Cruz; Pedro Sánchez; Angel Muñoz; Adelaida Nieto; Emilio Fonseca; Rodoil Calle; J. Luis Gómez
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 425 KB
- Volume
- 63
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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