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Analgesic effect of high intensity focused ultrasound therapy for unresectable pancreatic cancer

Kun Wang Department of Integrated Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Zhen Chen Department of Integrated Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Zhiqiang Meng Department of Integrated Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Junhua Lin Department of Integrated Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Zhenhua Zhou Department of Integrated Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Peng Wang Department of Integrated Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Lianyu Chen Department of Integrated Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Luming Liu Department of Integrated Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 101-107 | Received 15 Apr 2010, Accepted 17 Sep 2010, Published online: 29 Mar 2011

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