Purine nucleoside analogues: Fludarabine, pentostatin, and cladribine: Part 2: Pentostatin

Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 211-224

  Kolesar, Jill M ^a   Morris, Ashley K ^b,c   Kuhn, John G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cladribine; Fludarabine; Pentostatin; Purine nucleoside analogues

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141848867     PISSN: 10781552     EISSN: 1477092X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107815529600200403     Document Type: Review

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