Toxicity and feasibility of adjuvant high dose interferon alpha-2b in patients with melanoma
✍ Scribed by C. Bédane; A. Ravaud; L. Geoffrois; t. Lesimple; M. Delaunay; J.M. Bonnetblanc
- Book ID
- 118605505
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 249 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0926-9959
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