Prognostic factors in patients with metastatic malignant melanoma: A multivariate analysis
โ Scribed by Matthew N. Sirott; Dean F. Bajorin; George Y. C. Wong; Yue Tao; Paul B. Chapman; Mary Agnes Templeton; Alan N. Houghton
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 780 KB
- Volume
- 72
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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