BCG immunotherapy of bladder cancer: 20 years on

@article{Alexandroff1999BCGIO,
  title={BCG immunotherapy of bladder cancer: 20 years on},
  author={Anton B. Alexandroff and Andrew M. Jackson and Michael A. O'Donnell and Keith James},
  journal={The Lancet},
  year={1999},
  volume={353},
  pages={1689-1694}
}
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