Palliation of pain and jaundice: An overview
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Palliation of pain and jaundice: an overview.
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Oncology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0923-7534
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/10.suppl_4.s165