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Anorexia, serum zinc, and immunologic response in small cell lung cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and prophylactic cranial radiotherapy

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Pages 231-238 | Received 04 Mar 1985, Accepted 21 Jan 1986, Published online: 04 Aug 2009

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