Phase II study of etoposide, ifosfamide, and mitoxantrone for the treatment of resistant adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia
β Scribed by Dr. Gary Schiller; Myung Lee; Mary Territo; James Gajewski; Stephen Nimer
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 488 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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