Perioperative chemotherapy: the case for adjuvant chemotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

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  • Alan So
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada

دوره 2 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008