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Ethical Considerations in Conducting Clinical Trials for Elderly Cancer Patients

Antonella SurboneDepartment of Medicine, New York University, 530 First Avenue, NY10016, USA. [email protected]View further author information
Pages 253-260 | Published online: 02 Jun 2008

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