Chemotherapy Use for Hormone Receptor–Positive, Lymph Node–Negative Breast Cancer
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Oncology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0732-183X,1527-7755
DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.17.9705