Results of regional isolation perfusion with cytostatics in patients with soft tissue tumors of the extremities
β Scribed by J. M. Klaase; B. B. R. Kroon; C. Benckhuijsen; A. N. van Geel; Ch. E. Albus-Lutter; J. Wieberdink
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 712 KB
- Volume
- 64
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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