Lack of effectiveness of combined 5-fluorouracil and methyl-ccnu therapy in advanced colorectal cancer
β Scribed by Jacob J. Lokich; Arthur T. Skarin; Robert J. Mayer; Emil Frei III
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 417 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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