Growth in the lower limb following chemotherapy for a malignant primary bone tumour: A straight-line graph

Sarcoma

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 75-77

  Cool, Paul ^a,b   Davies, Mark ^a   Grimer, Rob J ^a   Carter, Simon R ^a   Tillman, Roger M ^a  

^a ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Walnut Cottage   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone tumour; Chemotheraphy; Growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006583812     PISSN: 1357714X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13577149778335     Document Type: Article

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