Phase II study of edatrexate in advanced head and neck cancer
โ Scribed by J. Philip Kuebler; Jacqueline Benedetti; David E. Schuller; John Ensley; Steven M. Grunberg; Michael J. Muirhead; Kathryn E. Richert-Boe; Manly E. Marshall
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 279 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6997
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