Can malignant bowel obstruction in advanced cancer patients be treated at home?

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Published in Support Care Cancer on September 25, 2010

Authors

Giampiero Porzio1, Federica Aielli, Lucilla Verna, Brigida Galletti, Ghazaleh Shoja E Razavi, Corrado Ficorella

Author Affiliations

1: L'Aquila per la Vita Home Care Unit, L'Aquila, Italy. porzio@sctf.it

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