Supportive use of megestrol acetate (Megace) with head/neck and lung cancer patients receiving radiation therapy
β Scribed by Richard P McQuellon; Dawn B Moose; Gregory B Russell; L.Douglas Case; Katherine Greven; Michael Stevens; Edward G Shaw
- Book ID
- 108434719
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 302 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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