The female superiority in survival in clinical stage. II. Cutaneous malignant melanoma
β Scribed by H. M. Shaw; V. J. McGovern; G. W. Milton; G. A. Farago; W. H. McCarthy
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 343 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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