Imatinib-refractory gastrointestinal stromal tumors: The clinical problem and therapeutic strategies
β Scribed by Margaret von Mehren
- Book ID
- 107546432
- Publisher
- Current Science Inc.
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 109 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1523-3790
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