Control of chemotherapy-induced diarrhoea with octreotide in patients receiving 5-fluorouracil
β Scribed by Casinu, Stefano; Fedeli, Anna; Fedeli, Stefano Luzi; Catalano, Giuseppina
- Book ID
- 122696191
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 192 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-8049
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