Dr William Coley and tumour regression: a place in history or in the future.

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Published in Postgrad Med J on December 01, 2003

Authors

S A Hoption Cann1, J P van Netten, C van Netten

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1: Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. stephen.hoption.cann@ubc.ca

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