GelX Oral Gel and GelX Oral Spray (GOG&GOS) pain relief for oral mucositis
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The Pain of Oral Mucositis
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Oncology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0923-7534
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv346.16