Photodynamic therapy of cancer. Basic principles and applications
✍ Scribed by Ángeles Juarranz; Pedro Jaén; Francisco Sanz-Rodríguez; Jesús Cuevas; Salvador González
- Book ID
- 107596329
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- Spanish
- Weight
- 170 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1699-048X
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