Intralesional BCG in the treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma
โ Scribed by Michael J. Mastrangelo; Hector L. Sulit; Liisa (Melartin) Prehn; Richard S. Bornstein; John W. Yarbro; Richmond T. Prehn
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 742 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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