Randomized trial of thoracic irradiation plus combination chemotherapy for unresectable adenocarcinoma and large cell carcinoma of the lung
β Scribed by Robert T. Eagan; Robert E. Lee; Stephen Frytak; Thomas R. Fleming; Edward T. Cregan; James N. Ingle; Larry K. Kvols
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 584 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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