Early history of pathology studies by the intergroup rhabdomyosarcoma study group

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 275-285

  Newton Jr , William A ^a   Webber, Bruce ^b   Hamoudi, Ala B ^b   Gehan, Edmund A ^b   Maurer, Harold M ^b  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Historical review; National cooperative group; Pathology; Rhabdomyosarcoma

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATHOLOGIST; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA;

CHILD; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0344171932     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100249900124     Document Type: Review

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