Corticosteroids underemployment in delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and emesis with poor adherence to American society of clinical oncology guidelines: Is this a reasonable clinical choice for the elderly?

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 4066-4067

  Gridelli, Cesare ^a   Maione, Paolo ^a   Rossi, Antonio ^a  

^a S G MOSCATI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

AGED; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEOPLASM; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED STATES; VOMITING;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; VOMITING;

EID: 0642342656     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2003.99.128     Document Type: Letter

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