Body weight changes in breast cancer patients following adjuvant chemotherapy and contributing factors
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular and Clinical Oncology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2049-9450,2049-9469
DOI: 10.3892/mco.2013.209