Risk factors for chemotherapy-associated venous thromboembolism in a prospective observational study
β Scribed by Alok A. Khorana; Charles W. Francis; Eva Culakova; Gary H. Lyman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 156 KB
- Volume
- 104
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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