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Electrochemotherapy as a new therapeutic strategy in advanced Merkel cell carcinoma of head and neck region Cover

Electrochemotherapy as a new therapeutic strategy in advanced Merkel cell carcinoma of head and neck region

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|Oct 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2013-0059 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 366 - 369
Published on: Oct 8, 2013
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2013 Daniele Scelsi, Niccolò Mevio, Giulia Bertino, Antonio Occhini, Valeria Brazzelli, Patrizia Morbini, Marco Benazzo, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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