Radiotherapy and surgery—An indispensable duo in the treatment of retroperitoneal sarcoma
✍ Scribed by Lien Van De Voorde; Louke Delrue; Marc van Eijkeren; Gert De Meerleer
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 700 KB
- Volume
- 117
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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