Sarcomas

Molecular Pathology in Clinical Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 287-297

  Tallini, Giovanni ^a,b   Hui, Pei ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84889988653     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-33227-7_26     Document Type: Chapter

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