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Adjuvant interferon in the treatment of melanoma
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Adjuvant interferon in the treatment of melanoma

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Middleton, M. Adjuvant interferon in the treatment of melanoma. Br J Cancer 80, 1679–1680 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6690582

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