Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 73-77 , March 2005

Photodynamic therapy in the palliative treatment of esophageal cancer

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doi: 10.1016/S1572-1000(05)00013-X

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 73-77 , March 2005

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