Prevention of radiotherapy-induced emesis

Tumori

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 274-278

  Roila, Fausto ^a   Ciccarese, Giovanni ^a   Palladino, Maria Angela ^a   De Angelis, Verena ^a  

^a Policlinico Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiemetics; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

METOCLOPRAMIDE; NABILONE; ONDANSETRON; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 0031781212     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089169808400229     Document Type: Review

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