The treatment of head and neck cancer with photodynamic therapy: Clinical experience

Reviews in Contemporary Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-57

  Dilkes, Mike G ^a   Alusi, Gus ^a   Djaezeri, Ben I ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOFRIN; PHOTOFRIN II; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; TEMOPORFIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; REVIEW;

EID: 0032941341     PISSN: 09548602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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