Treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma with vinblastine, bleomycin by infusion and cisplatin
โ Scribed by R. Martin York; David H. Lawson; Jeanine McKay
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 256 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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