Photodynamic therapy in gastrointestinal cancer. A realistic option?

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 81-86

  Barr, Hugh ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; HEMATOPORPHYRIN; PHOTOFRIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH CANCER; VATER PAPILLA CARCINOMA;

EID: 0034058380     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002512-200016020-00001     Document Type: Review

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