Phase II study of the combination of carboplatin and 5-fluorouracil in metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma
β Scribed by Winnie Yeo; T. W. T. Leung; S. F. Leung; Peter M. L. Teo; Anthony T. C. Chan; W. Y. Lee; Philip J. Johnson
- Book ID
- 105994089
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 84 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0344-5704
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