The importance of tamoxifen to a cisplatin-containing regimen in the treatment of metastatic melanoma
โ Scribed by Edward F. McClay; Michael J. Mastrangelo; John D. Sprandio; Robert E. Bellet; David Berd
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 383 KB
- Volume
- 63
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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