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Effect of Treatment on Health-Related Quality of Life in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma: A Randomized Trial of Pegylated-Liposomal Doxorubicin Versus Doxorubicin, Bleomycin, and Vincristine

Dr. David Osoba Quality of Life Consulting, 4939 Edendale Court, West Vancouver, BC, V7W 3H7, Canada; Quality of Life Consulting, 4939 Edendale Court, West Vancouver, BC, V7W 3H7, Canada
,
Donald W. Northfelt University of California, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
, M.D., F.A.C.P.,
David W. Budd Health Outcomes Group, Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.
, Ph.D. &
David Himmelberger Health Outcomes Group, Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.
, Ph.D.
Pages 573-580 | Published online: 31 Jul 2001

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