Prognostic significance of lymph node ratio in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma
โ Scribed by Fochtmann, Alexandra; Haymerle, Georg; Kunstfeld, Rainer; Pammer, Johannes; Grasl, Matthaeus Ch.; Erovic, Boban M.
- Book ID
- 125346776
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 412 KB
- Volume
- 272
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-9530
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