Limited efficacy of a four-day course of high-dose cytosine arabinoside in the treatment of poor-risk patients with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia
β Scribed by Harvey D. Preisler; Azra Raza; Richard Larson; George Browman; Jack Goldberg; Hans Grunwald; Ralph Vogler; John Bennett; Arlan Gottlieb; Peter D'Arrigo
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 351 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0344-5704
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