Ramaswamy Govindan MD - DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg’s Cancer, Principles and Practice of Oncology: Review

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Names: Govindan, Ramaswamy, editor. | Morgensztern, Daniel, editor.
Title: Devita, Hellman, and Rosenbergs Cancer, principles & practice of
oncology review / editors, Ramaswamy Govindan, Daniel Morgensztern.
Other titles: Cancer, principles & practice of oncology review
Description: 4th edition. | Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2016] |
Supplement to: DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenbergs cancer / editors, Vincent
T. DeVita, Jr., Theodore S. Lawrence, Steven A. Rosenberg. 10th ed. [2015]
| Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016011573 | ISBN 9781496310804
Subjects: | MESH: Neoplasms | Examination Questions
Classification: LCC RC261 | NLM QZ 18.2 | DDC 616.99/4dc23
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016011573

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