Management and treatment of soft tissue sarcoma patients by medical oncologists in multidisciplinary center
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Multidisciplinary Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Oncology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0923-7534
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv471.35