Serum levels of CYFRA 21-1 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and its possible role in monitoring of therapy
β Scribed by S. Ho; W.T. Leung; J. Yuen; P.J. Johnson
- Book ID
- 119578874
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 395 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0964-1955
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