Chemotherapy treatment costs of AIDS-related malignancies

Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 209-217

  Nguyen, Laura Mylien ^a   Khartchenko, Alina ^a   Chambers, Carole ^b   Bhanji, Andy ^c   May, Norma ^d   Gill, M John ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Cancer Board   (Canada)

^c CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^e Southern Alberta HIV Clinic   (Canada)

Author keywords

AIDS Related malignancies; Chemotherapeutic regimens; Cost

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CHLORMETHINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; METHOTREXATE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; COST OF ILLNESS; DRUG COST; HUMAN;

EID: 0030782494     PISSN: 00084123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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