Intravenous administration of high doses of carboplatin in multimodal treatment of high grade gliomas: a phase II study
β Scribed by P. Lunardi; J. Osman Farah; L. Mastronardi; F. Puzzilli; F. M. Lo Bianco
- Publisher
- Springer Vienna
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 576 KB
- Volume
- 138
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-6268
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