Focal neurological signs and symptoms induced by interferon-alpha in two patients with malignant melanoma [10]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1022-1023

  Herbst, R A ^a   Gutzmer, R ^a   Jung, E G ^a   Kapp, A ^a   Weiss, J ^a  

^a Medical Faculty of Mannheim   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; DACARBAZINE; LYMPHOBLAST INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON;

ADULT; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MELANOMA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; STROKE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031463878     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1997.tb01579.x     Document Type: Letter

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