What is the real benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy in the Adjuvant Navelbine International Trialist Association trial?
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Oncology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0923-7534
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdl412