Ploidy as a prognostic indicator in end stage squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck region treated with cisplatinum
β Scribed by Cooke, LD; Cooke, TG; Bootz, F; Forster, G; Helliwell, TR; Spiller, D; Stell, PM
- Book ID
- 109836382
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 729 KB
- Volume
- 61
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-0920
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