Definitive radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy results and side effects in elderly bladder cancer patients
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عنوان ژورنال: Cumhuriyet Medical Journal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1305-0028
DOI: 10.7197/cmj.vi.643500