Should the prescription of oral anticancer drugs be restricted?

Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 187-189

  Ramos, Alfredo ^a   Torrecilla, José Lopez ^b   Lara, Pedro ^c   Herruzo, Ismael ^d   Contreras, Jorge ^d   Mañas, Ana ^e   Guedea, Ferran ^f  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^f CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

CANCER RISK; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 84864105737     PISSN: 15071367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2012.07.003     Document Type: Editorial

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