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Adjuvant endocrine therapy of breast cancer

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    R. D. Rubens M.D., B.Sc., M.R.C.P.

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Rubens, R.D. Adjuvant endocrine therapy of breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Tr 2, 407–410 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01805884

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