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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: SUPPORTIVE CARE

Adverse events in hospitalised cancer patients: a comparison to a general hospital population

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Pages 1218-1223 | Received 20 Jan 2017, Accepted 14 Mar 2017, Published online: 05 Apr 2017

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