Intralesional interferon-alpha therapy in advanced malignant melanoma
β Scribed by Peter Von Wussow; Berthold Block; F. Hartmann; Helmuth Deicher
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 363 KB
- Volume
- 61
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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