Predictors of axillary lymph node metastases in patients with T1 breast cancer. A multivariate analysis
โ Scribed by Manjeet Chadha; Ada B. Chabon; Patricia Friedmann; Bhadrasain Vikram
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 350 KB
- Volume
- 73
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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