Timing of surgery in relation to the menstrual cycle in premenopausal women with operable breast cancer
โ Scribed by Dr Z. Saad; V. Bramwell; J. Duff; M. Girott; T. Jory; G. Heathcote; I. Turnbull; B. Garcia; L. Stitt
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 410 KB
- Volume
- 81
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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