Radiation-induced nausea and vomiting in a palliative radiotherapy clinic: A preliminary analysis

Journal of Pain Management

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 301-307

  Presutti, Roseanna ^a   Nguyen, Janet ^a   Holden, Lori ^a   DeAngelis, Carlo ^a   Culleton, Shaelyn ^a   Mitera, Gunita ^a   Tsao, May ^a   Barnes, Elizabeth A ^a   Danjoux, Cyril ^a   Sahgal, Arjun ^a   Salvo, Nadia ^a   Khan, Luluel ^a   Chow, Edward ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone metastases; Palliative radiotherapy; Radiation induced nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

ONDANSETRON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; PROPHYLAXIS; RADIATION INJURY; VOMITING;

EID: 79953212977     PISSN: 19395914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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