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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CHORIOCARCINOMA: PROBLEMS OF IMMUNITY AND SPONTANEOUS REGRESSION*

1959; Wiley; Volume: 80; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1749-6632.1959.tb49205.x

1749-6632

Wadi A. Bardawil, Benjamin L. Toy,

Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies

Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesVolume 80, Issue 1 p. 197-261 THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CHORIOCARCINOMA: PROBLEMS OF IMMUNITY AND SPONTANEOUS REGRESSION* Wadi A. Bardawil, Wadi A. Bardawil Departments of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine Department of Pathology and Medical Research, St. Margaret's Hospital, Boston, Mass.Search for more papers by this authorBenjamin L. Toy, Benjamin L. Toy Departments of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine Department of Pathology and Medical Research, St. Margaret's Hospital, Boston, Mass.Search for more papers by this author Wadi A. Bardawil, Wadi A. Bardawil Departments of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine Department of Pathology and Medical Research, St. Margaret's Hospital, Boston, Mass.Search for more papers by this authorBenjamin L. Toy, Benjamin L. Toy Departments of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine Department of Pathology and Medical Research, St. Margaret's Hospital, Boston, Mass.Search for more papers by this author First published: August 1959 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1959.tb49205.xCitations: 125 * This study was supported by Grant A-2168 from the National Institute of Arthritis & Metabolic Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, Bethesda 14, Md. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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