Genetic Counselling in Oncology the Role of Molecular Tests in Oncology

• Authors: Dorota Nowakowska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 81
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 491-495

Dates

published

1 - 10 - 2009

online

25 - 11 - 2009

Contributors

author

Dorota Nowakowska

• Genetic Counseling Unit, The Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Warsaw

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10035-009-0080-3