Vascular endothelial growth factor as an age-dependent prognostic factor in gastric cancer patients
β Scribed by Eiji Minato; Chikao Miki; Kouji Tanaka; Minako Kobayashi; Yasuhiko Mohri; Hitoshi Tonouchi; Kagemasa Kuribayashi; Masato Kusunoki
- Book ID
- 117023762
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 120 KB
- Volume
- 184
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9610
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