Hypocalcemia Associated with Strontium-89 Administration in a Patient with Diffuse Bone Metastases from Neuroendocrine Carcinoma
β Scribed by Masanori Mori; Nada A. Fadul; Eduardo Bruera; Shalini Dalal
- Book ID
- 113741350
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 283 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3924
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