Carboplatin in the combination chemotherapy of non-seminomatous germ cell tumours

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 989-991

  Horwich, A ^a   Bliss, J ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE;

COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MALE; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030453298     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.annonc.a010521     Document Type: Editorial

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