Uveal melanoma: Implications of tumor doubling time [1]

Ophthalmology

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 829-830

  Singh, Arun D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CARCINOGENESIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME; UVEA MELANOMA;

EID: 0035032735     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(00)00607-2     Document Type: Letter

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