Chemoradiation and adjuvant chemotherapy in cervical cancer

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2055-2060

  Wong, L C ^a   Ngan, H Y S ^a   Cheung, A N Y ^a   Cheng, D K L ^a   Ng, T Y ^a   Choy, D T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIRUBICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BLOOD TOXICITY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSURIA; ERYTHEMA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0033023214     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/jco.1999.17.7.2055     Document Type: Article

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