Vincristine (Vinca-Alkaloid) as a sclerosing agent for malignant pleural effusions

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1017-1020

  Vidyasagar, M S ^a   Ramanujam, A S ^b   Fernandes, D J ^b   Koteshwar Rao, K ^b   Jadhav, G K R ^b   Hospet, C S ^b   Seetharamaiah, T ^b   Vidyasagar, S ^b   Subramanyam, K ^b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCLEROSING AGENT; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033427213     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028418699432284     Document Type: Article

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