Intensive recombinant interleukin-2 and alpha-interferon therapy in patients with advanced head and neck squamous carcinoma
โ Scribed by Susan G. Urba; Arlene A. Forastiere; Gregory T. Wolf; Philip C. Amrein
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 560 KB
- Volume
- 71
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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