High-dose melphalan followed by autograft employing non-cryopreserved peripheral blood progenitor cells in children
β Scribed by N. Jones; D. Williams; V. Broadbent; K. Jestice; P. Boraks; M. Scott; S. Ager; R. Marcus
- Book ID
- 116167983
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 541 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-8049
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