Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 65-70 , March 2007

A cost comparison of photodynamic therapy and metallic stents in the palliation of oesophageal cancer

  • C.A. O’Donnell

      Affiliations

    • General Practice & Primary Care, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
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  • J. Gray

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0YN, United Kingdom
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  • H. Hodgson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0YN, United Kingdom
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  • M. Macpherson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0YN, United Kingdom
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  • M. Zammit

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0YN, United Kingdom
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  • G. Fullarton, MD, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0YN, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 141 211 3489; fax: +44 141 211 3489.

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☆ This work was supported by Axcan Pharma Inc., UK.

PII: S1572-1000(06)00148-7

doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2006.10.005

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 65-70 , March 2007

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