Cannabis for Vismodegib-Related Muscle Cramps in a Patient With Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma
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Vismodegib (erivedge) for advanced Basal cell carcinoma.
Vismodegib (Erivedge) for advanced basal cell carcinoma.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0885-3924
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.02.004