Presence of interleukin-2 in urine of superficial bladder cancer patients after intravesical treatment with bacillus Calmette-Guérin
✍ Scribed by W. H. De Jong; E. C. De Boer; A. P. M. Van Der Meijden; P. Vegt; P. A. Steerenberg; F. M. J. Debruyne; E. J. Ruitenberg
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 664 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-7004
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