The antiemetic efficacy of tropisetron plus dexamethasone as compared with conventional metoclopramide‐dexamethasone combination in Orientals receiving cisplatin chemotherapy: a randomized crossover trial
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0306-5251,1365-2125
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.1996.03268.x