Novel therapeutic approaches for small cell lung cancer: the future has arrived.
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SUBMITTER: Pietanza MC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3392558 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May-Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Novel therapeutic approaches for small cell lung cancer: the future has arrived.
Pietanza Maria Catherine MC Rudin Charles M CM
Current problems in cancer 20120410 3
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