Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 44, Issue 2 , Pages 139-142 , June 2005

Experience in Treatment of Patients with Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

  • William R. Bell

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Received 11 October 2004 ,Revised 20 October 2004 ,Accepted 27 October 2004.

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PII: S1028-4559(09)60125-X

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60125-X

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 44, Issue 2 , Pages 139-142 , June 2005

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