Urinary Cytokines During Intravesical Bacillus Calmetteguerin Therapy for Superficial Bladder Cancer: Processing, Stability and Prognostic Value
β Scribed by de Reijke, Theo M.; de Boer, Elizabeth C.; Kurth, Karl Heinz; Schamhart, Denis H.J.
- Book ID
- 121769643
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 715 KB
- Volume
- 155
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-5347
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