Supportive care for patients with gastrointestinal cancer.

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Published in Cochrane Database Syst Rev on January 01, 2004

Authors

N Ahmed1, S Ahmedzai, V Vora, S Hillam, S Paz

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Clinical Sciences, Section of Surgical and Anaesthetic Sciences, Palliative Medicine, University of Sheffield, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, K floor, Glossop Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK, S10 2JF.

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