Tetracycline and quinacrine in the control of malignant pleural effusions. A randomized trial
โ Scribed by Timothy C. Bayly; Daniel L. Kisner; Allender Sybert; John S. Macdonald; Edward Tsou; Philip S. Schein
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 396 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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