Capecitabine Induces Severe Angina-Like Chest Pain [7]

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 140, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 494-495

  Kuppens, Isa E L M ^a   Boot, Henk ^a   Beijnen, Jos H ^a   Schellens, Jan H M ^a   Labadie, Jerry ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b Stichting Lareb   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPECITABINE; FLUOROPYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; IRINOTECAN; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; NIFEDIPINE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON CANCER; DRUG INFUSION; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LETTER; NAUSEA; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542358082     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-140-6-200403160-00034     Document Type: Letter

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