Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting Prophylaxis in High-dose Melphalan and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation.

Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk

Department of Hematology, Rome Transplant Network, Department of Haematology, Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.

Published: February 2018

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