Immunohistochemical estrogen receptor determination in paraffin-embedded tissue. Prediction of response to hormonal treatment in advanced breast cancer
✍ Scribed by Jørn Andersen; Hans S. Poulsen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 584 KB
- Volume
- 64
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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