Intracavitary bleomycin and tetracycline in the management of malignant pleural effusions: A randomized study
โ Scribed by Anne Kessinger; Robert S. Wigton
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 269 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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