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01-05-2020 | Constipation | Letter to the Editor

Response to Davies A, Leach C, Caponero R, Dickman A, Fuchs D, Paice J, Emmanuel A (2020) MASCC recommendations on the management of constipation in patients with advanced cancer. Support Care Cancer 28:23

Authors: Katherine Clark, David C. Currow

Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Issue 5/2020

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Title: Response to Davies A, Leach C, Caponero R, Dickman A, Fuchs D, Paice J, Emmanuel A (2020) MASCC recommendations on the management of constipation in patients with advanced cancer. Support Care Cancer 28:23
Authors: Katherine Clark
David C. Currow
Publication date: 01-05-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Constipation
Constipation
Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-05293-z

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