| Anti-Cancer
Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
(Formerly 'Current Medicinal Chemistry - Anti-Cancer Agents')
ISSN: 1871-5206 - Volume 8, 8 Issues, 2008
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Products Chemistry; Atta-ur-Rahman, Ed.; Elsevier Science
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