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Editorial

. 2010 Apr;60(573):243-4.

doi: 10.3399/bjgp10X483887.

Non-cancer medications for patients with incurable cancer: time to stop and think?

Peter S Hall, Simon R Lord, Ahmed El-Laboudi, Matthew T Seymour

PMID: 20353669
PMCID: PMC2845486
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X483887

Editorial

Non-cancer medications for patients with incurable cancer: time to stop and think?

Peter S Hall et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2010 Apr.

. 2010 Apr;60(573):243-4.

doi: 10.3399/bjgp10X483887.

Authors

Peter S Hall, Simon R Lord, Ahmed El-Laboudi, Matthew T Seymour

PMID: 20353669
PMCID: PMC2845486
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X483887

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