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Original Article

Hormonal Effects of Different Doses of Estramustine Phosphate (Estracyt®) in Patients with Prostatic Carcinoma

Gösta Jönsson in Memoriam

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Pages 37-44 | Received 01 Mar 1979, Published online: 15 Feb 2010

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