The relationship between the preoperative plasma level of HIF-1α and clinic pathological features, prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer.
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SUBMITTER: He J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4744929 | biostudies-other | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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