Treatment of disseminated malignant melanoma with high-dose oral BCG
β Scribed by Antonio Drauzio Varella; Dino Carlos Bandiera; Antonio R. De Amorim Sr.; Luciano A. Calvis; Ivan Oliveira Santos; Narcisco Escaleira; Fernando Gentil
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1010 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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