Refractory Choriocarcinoma: Complete Response With Oral Etoposide
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Refractory Choriocarcinoma: Complete Response With Oral Etoposide
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Global Oncology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2378-9506
DOI: 10.1200/jgo.2016.006049