Use of unlicensed black salve for cutaneous malignancy

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 200, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 314-

  Ong, Natalie C ^a   Sham, Eric ^a   Adams, Brandon M ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BENZOPHENANTHRIDINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE; ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SANGUINARINE; ZINC CHLORIDE; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; OINTMENT; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; SANGUINARIA; SKIN; SKIN TUMOR;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; BENZOPHENANTHRIDINES; CHLORIDES; DRUG APPROVAL; HUMANS; ISOQUINOLINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; OINTMENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SANGUINARIA; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84901441560     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja14.00041     Document Type: Letter

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