PET imaging for prediction of response to therapy and outcome in oesophageal carcinoma
β Scribed by Sue Chua; John Dickson; Ashley M. Groves
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 95 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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