Pre-irradiation carboplatin and etoposide and accelerated hyperfractionated radiation therapy in patients with high-grade astrocytomas: a phase II study
โ Scribed by Branislav Jeremic; Yuta Shibamoto; Danica Grujicic; Biljana Milicic; Miroslav Stojanovic; Nebojsa Nikolic; Aleksandar Dagovic; Jasna Aleksandrovic
- Book ID
- 119522332
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 107 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-8140
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