High-dose combination chemotherapy for acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia in adults
β Scribed by Harold Glucksberg; Martin A. Cheever; Vernon T. Farewell; Alexander Fefer; George E. Sale; E. Donnall Thomas
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 872 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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