Therapeutic value of anti-cancer drugs: A critical analysis of Cochrane meta-analyses of the therapeutic value of chemotherapy for cancer
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The Quality of Life Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark; Research Clinic for Holistic Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark; Nordic School of Holistic Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark; Scandinavian Foundation for Holistic Medicine, Sandvika, Norway; Interuniversity College, Graz, Austria; Norwegian School of Management, Sandvika, Norway; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Office of the Medical Director, Division for Mental Retardation, Ministry of Social Affairs, Jerusalem, Israel and Kentucky Children‘s Hospital, University of Kentucky, Lexington, United States
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