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Research Article

Accidental intramuscular overdose administration of vincristine

Turkan PatirogluFaculty of Medicine,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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Ekrem UnalFaculty of Medicine,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Erciyes University, Kayseri, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Mehmet Akif OzdemirFaculty of Medicine,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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Musa KarakukucuFaculty of Medicine,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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Fatma Turkan MutluFaculty of Medicine,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
Pages 232-234 | Received 04 Jun 2011, Accepted 30 Jun 2011, Published online: 12 Oct 2011

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