Trimetrexate in advanced carcinoma of the esophagus
โ Scribed by Albert S. Alberts; Geoffrey Falkson; Mamud Badat; Aletta P. S. Terblanche; Eugen U. Schmid
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 207 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6997
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