Corrigendum to: Pentoxifylline to Treat Radiation Proctitis: A Small and Inconclusive Randomised Trial (DOI:10.1016/j.clon.2008.01.012);Pentoxifylline to Treat Radiation Proctitis: A Small and Inconclusive Randomised Trial

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 288-292

  Venkitaraman, R ^a   Coffey, J ^a   Norman, A R ^b   James, F V ^a   Huddart, R A ^a   Horwich, A ^a   Dearnaley, D P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pentoxifylline; radiotherapy; rectal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PENTOXIFYLLINE; STEROID; SUCRALFATE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPEPSIA; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 41449112753     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2008.04.012     Document Type: Erratum

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