Jame Abraham - The Bethesda Handbook of Clinical Oncology

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Abraham, Jame, editor. | Gulley, James L. (James Leonard), 1964 editor.

Title: The Bethesda handbook of clinical oncology / editors, Jame Abraham, James L. Gulley.

Other titles: Handbook of clinical oncology

Description: Fifth edition. | Philadelphia, PA : Wolters Kluwer, [2019] |

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017056079 | ISBN 9781496344182 (Hardback : alk. paper)

Subjects: | MESH: Neoplasmstherapy | Handbooks

Classification: LCC RC262.5 | NLM QZ 39 | DDC 616.99/4dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017056079

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