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Carcinogenic effects of hyperthermia

M. W. Dewhirst Department of Radiation Oncology, Box 3455, Room 201 MSRB, Research Drive, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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M. Lora-Michiels Department of Radiation Oncology, Box 3455, Room 201 MSRB, Research Drive, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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B. L. Viglianti Department of Radiation Oncology, Box 3455, Room 201 MSRB, Research Drive, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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W. C. Dewey Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, 1855 Folsom St. MCB 200, Box 0806, San Francisco, CA 94103-0806, USA
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M. Repacholi World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, Geneva, Switzerland
Pages 236-251 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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