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Management of cetuximab-induced skin toxicity with the prophylactic use of topical vitamin K1 cream Cover

Management of cetuximab-induced skin toxicity with the prophylactic use of topical vitamin K1 cream

By: Janja Ocvirk  
Open Access
|Sep 2010

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10019-010-0036-6 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 265 - 266
Published on: Sep 22, 2010
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2010 Janja Ocvirk, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

Volume 44 (2010): Issue 4 (December 2010)