Cancer Treatment Reviews
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Pages 210-225 , May 2005

Relevance of high-dose chemotherapy in solid tumours

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Cancer Treatment Reviews
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Pages 210-225 , May 2005