Molecular Diagnosis of Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
β Scribed by Zhenbin Chen; Marjun P. Duldulao; Wenyan Li; Wendy Lee; Joseph Kim; Julio Garcia-Aguilar
- Book ID
- 113680443
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 768 KB
- Volume
- 212
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1072-7515
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