c-erbB-2/HER2/NEU Protein in Breast Cancer - Current State of Knowledge

• Authors: Janusz Piekarski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 79
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 454-460

Dates

published

1 - 6 - 2007

online

27 - 11 - 2007

Contributors

author

Janusz Piekarski

• Department of Surgical Oncology Chair of Oncology, Medical University in Łódź

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10035-007-0070-2