Photodynamic therapy for biliary tract cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 225-226

  Bridgewater, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOFRIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ELUTING STENT; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BILIARY TRACT TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STENT;

BILIARY TRACT NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STENTS;

EID: 61749084770     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6571     Document Type: Article

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