An overview of viral oncology in Italy - report from the Pavia meeting on solid tumors.

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Published in Infect Agent Cancer on September 05, 2012

Authors

Vittorio Perfetti1, Mattia Ricotti, Franco Buonaguro, Umberto Tirelli, Paolo Pedrazzoli

Author Affiliations

1: Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico "San Matteo", Pavia, Italy. v.perfetti@smatteo.pv.it.

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