Evaluation of the cancer patient

Interventional Oncology: Principles and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 23-27

  Avadhani, Anjali ^a   Tuite, Catherine M ^b   Sun, Weijing ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 84932612052     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511722226.003     Document Type: Chapter

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