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23 - Management of cancer of the testis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2015

By
Jim Barber  and
Satish Kumar
Edited by
Louise Hanna ,
Tom Crosby  and
Fergus Macbeth
Jim Barber
Affiliation:
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff, UK
Satish Kumar
Affiliation:
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff, UK
Louise Hanna
Affiliation:
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff
Tom Crosby
Affiliation:
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff
Fergus Macbeth
Affiliation:
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff
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Practical Clinical Oncology , pp. 327 - 338
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2015

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