Skin invasion and prognosis in node negative breast cancer: a retrospective study
β Scribed by Keiichiro Tada; Hidetomo Morizono; Kotaro Iijima; Yumi Miyagi; Seiichiro Nishimura; Masujiro Makita; Rie Horii; Futoshi Akiyama; Takuji Iwase
- Book ID
- 119903493
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 474 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1477-7819
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