Prospective Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Cetuximab in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Evaluation of National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group CO.17 Trial
โ Scribed by Mittmann, N.; Au, H.-J.; Tu, D.; O'Callaghan, C. J.; Isogai, P. K.; Karapetis, C. S.; Zalcberg, J. R.; Evans, W. K.; Moore, M. J.; Siddiqui, J.
- Book ID
- 111687043
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 486 KB
- Volume
- 101
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0027-8874
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