Human papillomavirus infection in Egyptian esophageal carcinoma: Correlation with p53, p21waf, mdm2, C-erbB2 and impact on survival
β Scribed by Abeer A. Bahnassy; Abdel-Rahman N. Zekri; Samira Abdallah; Amal M. R. El-Shehaby; Ghada M. Sherif
- Book ID
- 115175490
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 426 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1320-5463
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