Gastrointestinal Carcinoma

This third volume in the series Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis discusses diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis of Gastrointestinal Cancers. Both standard and emerging therapies for these cancers, written by expert oncologists/pathologists in this field, are included. This fully illus...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Hayat, M. A. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
Series:Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prognosis ; 3
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8900-8
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